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A roundup of the week's most newsworthy technology industry press releases from PR Newswire
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the business technology industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
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- Cogent Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire T-Mobile's Wireline Business
As part of the agreement, in addition to the fiber network and related assets and customers, Cogent will acquire certain liabilities associated with the business. - Algorand Protocol Upgrade Introduces State Proofs for Trustless Cross Chain Communication and 5x Faster Performance
The proof-of-stake, carbon-negative blockchain network rolls out quantum-secure interoperability, speeds of 6,000 transactions per second, and new best-in-class developer features. - Case-Mate Unveils New Lineup of Stylish & Practical Mobile Accessories for iPhone 14
Staying true to Case-Mate's roots, the new collection features premium, sustainable materials, stunning designs, plastic-free packaging, 10-foot (or higher) drop protection and antimicrobial technology. - PolyAI raises $40m to enable enterprise voice assistants to speak like people
PolyAI has developed a proprietary suite of technologies that sound perfectly human, enabling voice assistants to understand callers no matter how they speak. - Minority Equality Opportunities Acquisition Inc. Announces Merger with Hispanic-Led and founded Cloud Services Company Digerati Technologies
The all-stock transaction forms a company with an initial equity value of approximately $228 million translating into an enterprise value of approximately $145 million, assuming no redemptions from MEOA's shareholders. - This 7 Year Old Is Taking the NFT Space by Storm
Over the past two years, Marcus has been busy not only with integrating himself into the English school system but also with drawing pictures of his favorite animal, the noble ape. - Instacart Doubles Down on Its Technology Solutions for Independently-Owned and Locally-Operated Grocers With Acquisition of Rosie
The acquisition brings Rosie's e-commerce platform and team of experts to Instacart, giving local independent grocers access to a broader range of technology and fulfillment capabilities to grow their businesses. - DailyPay Launches Friday™, the GPR Card and Mobile App, Powering No-Fee, Instant On-Demand Pay Transfers
With the Friday app, users can view and access their earned pay before payday, add the card to their mobile wallet (Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay), have the opportunity to make in-store and online purchases, and manage their money and track spending, all in one mobile app. - The Three Social Engineering Hacks your Company Should Prevent Now
Since 2020, Google has identified and delisted 2 million websites for launching phishing attacks—an army of nefarious websites that Cisco says have hit 86% of all global companies. In today's climate, Integris warns companies to prepare for these three types of new attacks.
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A roundup of the week's most newsworthy auto and transport industry press releases from PR Newswire
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the auto and transportation industries stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
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- United Invests Another $15 Million in Electric Flying Taxi Market with Eve
The airline has signed a purchase agreement for up to 400 eVTOL aircraft from Eve, aiming to revolutionize the commuter experience in cities around the world. - 2023 Dodge Challenger and Charger Scat Pack Swinger Special-edition Models Bring Retro Flair to Dodge 'Last Call' Lineup
Tim Kuniskis, Dodge brand chief executive officer – Stellantis, says, "Dodge Swinger models have always held a unique spot in the Dodge muscle-car pantheon, and these modern-day models bring that fun back to life." - Uber and Nuro Announce 10-Year Partnership for Autonomous Food Deliveries Starting in California and Texas
Uber Eats consumers will be able to order meals and goods delivered by Nuro's zero-occupant autonomous delivery vehicles, which run on public roads and are built specifically to carry food and other goods. The partnership will kick off this fall with deliveries in Houston, TX and Mountain View, CA. - Circuit Raises $11M Series A to Expand EV Shuttle Business
The new capital will be used to grow Circuit's team, enhance its technology, and expand to more markets as demand for its services continues to quickly increase. The company has more than tripled in size since 2020. - Colorado Teardrops Finishes Prototype of their Electric Vehicle Adventure Trailer
The Boulder is designed to increase an EV's towing range, making camping even more accessible to EV owners. - Cannes Yachting Festival: SeaBubbles presents its electric, hydrogen-powered flying boat
Offering electric, hydrogen-propulsion combined with automated and retractable foils, the SeaBubble is designed to provide a unique aerial navigation experience, while preserving the marine ecosystem. - Sierra Northern Railway unveils new Hydrogen Powered, Zero Emission Switching Locomotive design concept
The locomotive will prove the potential of hydrogen fuel-cell technology to reduce transportation air pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. - Holland America Becomes First and Only Cruise Line Certified Sustainable for Alaska Seafood by Responsible Fisheries Management
Gus Antorcha, president of Holland America Line, says, "We've pledged to buy and serve only local, sustainable, fresh seafood on Alaska voyages, and RFM certification is a crucial step in the commitment to sustainability that we share with our guests and fishing families of Alaska."
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of TuSimple Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: TSP).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons who: (a) purchased or otherwise acquired TuSimple common stock pursuant and/or traceable to documents issued in connection with TuSimple's April 15, 2021 initial public offering; and/or (b) that purchased or otherwise acquired TuSimple securities between April 15, 2021 and August 1, 2022, both dates inclusive.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until October 31, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, TuSimple Holdings Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) TuSimple's commitment to safety was significantly overstated and defendants concealed fundamental problems with the Company's technology; (ii) TuSimple was rushing the testing of its autonomous driving technology in order to deliver driverless trucks to the market ahead of its more safety-conscious competitors; (iii) there was a corporate culture within TuSimple that suppressed or ignored safety concerns in favor of unrealistically ambitious testing and delivery schedules; (iv) the aforementioned conduct made accidents involving the Company's autonomous driving technology more likely; (v) the aforementioned conduct invited enhanced regulatory scrutiny and investigatory action toward the Company; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Tuya Inc. (NYSE: TUYA).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased Tuya American Depositary Shares in or traceable to the Company's March 2021 initial public offering.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until October 11, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Tuya Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (a) a material portion of Tuya's China-based customers were engaged in the widespread and systematic manipulation of reviews and product offerings in violation of Amazon.com's terms of use; (b) prior to the initial public offering, a consumer investigation and data breach had exposed an illicit fake review scheme being perpetrated by many of Tuya's clients, among others, which included, inter alia, the exposure of 13 million records of organized fake review scams linked to over 200,000 Amazon account profiles; (c) as a result of (a) and (b) above, there was a substantial risk that a material portion of Tuya's significant customers would be barred from using Amazon.com's platform, negatively impacting Tuya's business, revenue, earnings, and prospects; and (d) as a result of (a)-(c) above, the registration statement's representations regarding Tuya's historical financial and operational metrics and purported market opportunities and expected growth did not accurately reflect the actual business, operations, financial results, and trajectory of the Company at the time of the initial public offering, and such statements were materially false and misleading and lacked a reasonable factual basis.
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PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in the intensive care unit and cardiac surgery using blood purification via its proprietary polymer adsorption technology, announced today that the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, with funding from the Combat Casualty Care Research Program, awarded the Company a two-year grant (W81XWH-22-1-0235) valued at $1,977,024 to optimize development of the HemoDefend-BGA™ adsorber to a fully-finished, commercial device that will be evaluated in a pre-clinical porcine study for safety and efficacy. This Combat Casualty Care Research Program-funded research is a direct follow on to earlier development work funded through the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs.
The HemoDefend-BGA adsorber can rapidly remove >99% of anti-A and anti-B antibodies from plasma to create a "universal plasma" that could be administered to anyone, irrespective of blood type, while maintaining critical coagulation activity. Without the need for blood typing, widespread availability of universal plasma could help save lives via faster emergency treatment in both civilian and military settings.
Dr. Maryann Gruda, Principal Investigator and Senior Director of Biology at CytoSorbents stated, "This funding from the U.S. Army will be used to complete the development of our anti-A and anti-B blood group antibody reduction technology. Through prior awards, we have worked to optimize the efficiency, robustness, and form factor of our HemoDefend-BGA adsorber, and look forward to taking what we believe is a transformative technology into large animal testing, where we will evaluate the safety and efficacy of universal plasma generated by HemoDefend-BGA. We are excited to begin this portion of the development program."
Mr. Vincent Capponi, President and Chief Operating Officer of CytoSorbents indicated, "Our HemoDefend-BGA program has the potential to address a global need for universal plasma in both civilian and combat casualty care. This priority initiative continues to advance, benefitting from more than $11M in government contracts. Once the pre-clinical study and requisite benchtop testing are successfully completed, we plan to file a U.S. FDA pre-submission package to pursue human clinical trials with the goal of bringing this life-saving technology to the market."
The HemoDefend-BGA Adsorber is not yet approved in the U.S. or elsewhere. The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick MD 21702-5014 is the awarding and administering acquisition office. This award was supported by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs endorsed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), through the DoD Defense Health Program (DHP), Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Defense Medical Research and Development Program, Joint Program Committee 6 Combat Casualty Care Research Program (CCCRP/JPC-6), Battlefield Resuscitation for Immediate Stabilization of Combat Casualties (BRISCC), in the amount of $1,977,024 under Award No. W81XWH-22-1-0235. The award is expected to optimize development of the HemoDefend-BGA adsorber via a preclinical animal study to evaluate safety and efficacy entitled "Demonstration of the Safety and Efficacy of Field-Ready Blood Group Antibody (BGA) Adsorber in a Porcine Universal Transfusion Model." The content of this press release is solely the responsibility of the authors and any opinions, interpretations, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and are not necessarily endorsed by the Department of Defense.
CytoSorbents is developing HemoDefend-BGA to enable both universal plasma and fresh whole blood transfusions through the reduction of anti-A and anti-B blood group antibodies via our advanced blood purification technology. Today, plasma and whole blood products must be carefully blood-type matched to prevent potentially fatal hemolytic transfusion reactions in the recipient, caused by the accidental administration of mismatched blood products. The reduction of anti-A and anti-B antibodies could potentially reduce or eliminate this risk, allowing for a broader range of available donors and simplifying the transfusion process. According to the American Red Cross, nearly 10,000 units of plasma are needed daily in the United States, or more than 3.5 million units a year. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that plasma is transfused at a rate of 2.2 – 18.9 units per 1,000 population (median 7.7 units) globally. In westernized countries alone, with a population of 1.5 billion, there are approximately 12 million units of plasma administered each year. The total addressable market for HemoDefend-BGA in transfusion medicine in westernized countries alone is an estimated $400 million to $600 million and represents a fraction of the global market.
CytoSorbents Corporation is a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in the intensive care unit and in cardiac surgery through blood purification. Its lead product, CytoSorb®, is approved in the European Union and distributed in more than 70 countries worldwide. It is an extracorporeal cytokine adsorber that reduces "cytokine storm" or "cytokine release syndrome" in common critical illnesses that can lead to massive inflammation, organ failure and patient death. In these diseases, the risk of death can be extremely high, and there are few, if any, effective treatments. CytoSorb is also used during and after cardiothoracic surgery to remove inflammatory mediators that can lead to postoperative complications, including multiple organ failure. As of June 30, 2022, more than 179,000 CytoSorb devices have been used cumulatively. CytoSorb was originally launched in the European Union under CE mark as the first cytokine adsorber. Additional CE mark extensions were granted for bilirubin and myoglobin removal in clinical conditions such as liver disease and trauma, respectively, and for ticagrelor and rivaroxaban removal in cardiothoracic surgery procedures. CytoSorb has also received FDA Emergency Use Authorization in the United States for use in adult critically ill COVID-19 patients with impending or confirmed respiratory failure. The DrugSorb™-ATR antithrombotic removal system, based on the same polymer technology as CytoSorb, also received two FDA Breakthrough Device Designations, one for the removal of ticagrelor and another for the removal of the direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) apixaban and rivaroxaban in a cardiopulmonary bypass circuit during urgent cardiothoracic procedures. The company has initiated two FDA-approved pivotal studies to support FDA marketing approval of DrugSorb-ATR in the United States. The first is the randomized, controlled STAR-T (Safe and Timely Antithrombotic Removal-Ticagrelor) study of 120 patients at 30 centers to evaluate whether intraoperative use of DrugSorb-ATR can reduce the perioperative risk of bleeding in patients receiving ticagrelor and undergoing cardiothoracic surgery. The second study is the STAR‑D (Safe and Timely Antithrombotic Removal-Direct Oral Anticoagulants) randomized, controlled trial of 120 patients at 30 centers evaluating the intraoperative use of DrugSorb-ATR to reduce perioperative bleeding risk in patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery and taking direct oral anticoagulants, including apixaban and rivaroxaban.
CytoSorbents' purification technologies are based on biocompatible, highly porous polymer beads that can actively remove toxic substances from blood and other body fluids through pore entrapment and surface adsorption. The company's technologies have received more than $41.5 million in non-dilutive grants, contracts and other non-dilutive funding from DARPA, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Air Force Material Command (USAF/AFMC) and others. The company has numerous marketed and in-development products based on this unique blood purification technology protected by numerous issued U.S. and international patents and registered trademarks, as well as several pending patent applications, including ECOS-300CY®, CytoSorb-XL™, HemoDefend-RBC™, HemoDefend-BGA™, VetResQ®, K+ontrol™, DrugSorb™, DrugSorb™-ATR, ContrastSorb and others. For more information, please visit the company's websites at www.cytosorbents.com and www.cytosorb.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
This press release includes forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives, future targets and outlooks for our business, expectations regarding the future impacts of COVID-19 or the ongoing conflict between Russia and the Ukraine, representations and contentions and are not historical facts and typically are identified by use of terms such as "may," "should," "could," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue" and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. You should be aware that the forward-looking statements in this press release represent management's current judgment and expectations, but our actual results, events and performance could differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the risks discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022, as updated by the risks reported in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and in the press releases and other communications to shareholders issued by us from time to time which attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors which may affect our business. We caution you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, other than as required under the Federal securities laws.
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DENVER, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewRay, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRAY) announced today that the Company will present at the Morgan Stanley 20th Annual Global Healthcare Conference. Scott Drake, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Zach Stassen, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 13, 2022.
An audio webcast of the Company's presentation will be available on the investor relations section of ViewRay's website at http://investors.viewray.com/events-and-presentations/upcoming-events. A replay of the webcast will be available for 7 days after the date of the presentation.
ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAY), designs, manufactures, and markets the MRIdian® MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy System. MRIdian is built upon a proprietary high-definition MR imaging system designed from the ground up to address the unique challenges and clinical workflow for advanced radiation oncology. Unlike MR systems used in diagnostic radiology, MRIdian's high-definition MR was purpose-built to address specific challenges, including beam distortion, skin toxicity, and other concerns that potentially may arise when high magnetic fields interact with radiation beams. ViewRay and MRIdian are registered trademarks of ViewRay, Inc.
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Tandon to help lead and expand Siris' activities in credit and junior capital
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Siris, a leading private equity firm focused on investing and driving value creation in technology companies, today announced that Vipul Tandon has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Head of Credit Opportunities. In this role, Mr. Tandon will look to capitalize on meaningful opportunities to invest in structured credit and junior capital in the technology industry.
Credit Opportunities is a natural extension of Siris' research-driven sourcing model and its value and operational approach to technology investing. The team will leverage the Siris team's industry knowledge and investing expertise, as well as the Siris Executive Partners' operational experience.
"We are excited that Vipul has joined our team, as we believe his investing experience across structured and complex transactions will be beneficial for Siris and its investors," said Frank Baker, a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Siris. "There is a significant universe of non-control technology investments for the Credit Opportunities team to pursue, and Vipul will help lead and expand the effort to execute on that strategy."
Mr. Tandon brings to Siris more than 26 years of experience in the investing industry. Mr. Tandon was previously a Senior Managing Director with Soros Fund Management, where he spent 12 years and helped to lead a significant number of structured, non-control transactions. Prior to Soros, Mr. Tandon helped to launch the Special Situations Group of American Capital Strategies. He began his career with DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and also served in investing and operating roles with Trace International, Frontline Capital Group and Foamex International.
Mr. Tandon will work closely with Stephen Catera, a Siris Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets, to build the Credit Opportunities team.
"Siris' approach to technology investing helps create a strong platform to accelerate our credit investment strategy," said Mr. Catera. "I look forward to working closely with Vipul, as his expertise in transaction execution makes him a natural fit with the Siris team."
"I have admired the Siris team for some time and I am thrilled to be joining the firm at this important juncture," said Mr. Tandon. "The Credit Opportunities team is a logical extension of the firm's experience in the technology investing space, as we intend to pursue non-control investment opportunities where Siris can provide opportunistic capital to technology companies."
Mr. Tandon earned an MBA from INSEAD and a BS in Economics and BA in International Relations from the Wharton School and College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Pennsylvania.
About Siris
Siris is a leading private equity firm that invests primarily in mature technology and telecommunications companies with mission-critical products and services, facing industry changes or other significant transitions. Siris' development of proprietary research to identify opportunities and its extensive collaboration with its Executive Partners are integral to its approach. Siris' Executive Partners are experienced senior operating executives that actively participate in key aspects of the transaction lifecycle to help identify opportunities and drive strategic and operational value. Siris is based in New York and Silicon Valley and has raised nearly $6 billion in cumulative capital commitments. www.siris.com.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Weber Inc. (NYSE: WEBR).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Weber Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the Company's August 2021 initial public offering.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until September 27, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Weber Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Weber was reasonably likely to implement price increases; (2) as a result, consumer demand for Weber's products was reasonably likely to decrease; (3) due to the resulting inventory buildup, Weber was reasonably likely to run promotions to "enhance retail sell through"; (4) the foregoing would adversely impact Weber's financial results; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects, were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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A roundup of the most newsworthy press releases from PR Newswire this week
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
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- Southwest Airlines' Coveted Companion Pass is Just One Round Trip Away With Special Promotional Offer
The Companion Pass is a unique benefit among U.S. airlines and allows qualifying Customers to designate one person to fly with them, free of airline charges (does not include taxes and fees from $5.60 one-way) every time the Customer purchases or redeems points for a flight. - CVS Health to Acquire Signify Health
CVS Health® and Signify Health have entered into a definitive agreement under which CVS Health will acquire Signify Health for $30.50 per share in cash, representing a total transaction value of approximately $8 billion. - Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Mourns the Loss of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Gustavo Arnal
"Gustavo will be remembered by all he worked with for his leadership, talent and stewardship of our Company. I am proud to have been his colleague, and he will be truly missed by all of us at Bed Bath & Beyond and everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him," said Harriet Edelman, Independent Chair of the Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Board of Directors. - Ooh Wee: Wendy's Teams Up with Rick and Morty on Limited Edition Show Themed Drinks and Combo Meals Exclusively on Uber Eats
Wendy's® and Adult Swim's Rick and Morty are joining forces once again to celebrate the Emmy® Award-winning series' sixth season with exclusive Coca-Cola® Freestyle® flavors, Rick and Morty-inspired combo meals on Uber Eats* and a chance to win limited-edition Rick and Morty's-themed merch exclusively with Uber Eats. - Norwex® Introduces Eco-Friendly Laundry Strips
Compatible with all types of washing machines, including high-efficiency (HE), the Eco-Wash Laundry Detergent Strips make laundry easier and safer for families and the planet. The strips are 100 percent biodegradable and packaged in a plastic-free, cardboard sleeve. The low-sudsing formula allows the strips to dissolve easily in hot or cold water. - Ultimate Endless Shrimp is Back at Red Lobster®
This year's lineup features NEW! Parmesan-Bacon Shrimp Scampi (because everything tastes better with bacon) as well as Argentine Red Shrimp**. And, back by popular demand, classic Shrimp Linguini Alfredo has returned to the roster of options. - Margaritaville at Sea Launches Industry-First "Heroes Sail Free" Program
The "Heroes Sail Free" cruise program invites U.S. military service members (active duty and veterans), police, fire, EMS personnel, and educators to enjoy one free cruise fare to the Bahamas. - Trading card marketplace PWCC secures $175 million from WhiteHawk for Capital Lending Program expansion
PWCC will use the proceeds of the Financing to create further liquidity for its growing commercial financing business, which provides a menu of loan and cash advance offerings to clients using trading cards as collateral. - Uber and Nuro Announce 10-Year Partnership for Autonomous Food Deliveries Starting in California and Texas
Uber Eats consumers will be able to order meals and goods delivered by Nuro's zero-occupant autonomous delivery vehicles, which run on public roads and are built specifically to carry food and other goods. The partnership will kick off this fall with deliveries in Houston, TX and Mountain View, CA.
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Relief bolstered by 40,000 cans of water from Jason Momoa's Mananalu, along with Wine To Water's on-site coordination of filter distribution, refills, and recycling
BOONE, N.C., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global clean water nonprofit, Wine To Water (W|W) coordinated a water emergency relief effort in the recently flood-ravaged Jackson, Mississippi region. The floods created a water crisis, and while W|W put boots on the ground and is delivering clean water, they are joined by Mananalu, Jason Momoa's company, which provided 40,000 cans of drinking water.
W|W is leading emergency response, including delivering water and water filtration as well as a unit onsite that will bale both plastic and aluminum to prepare them for recycling. The Mananalu cans are resealable and reusable.
"We are pleased to offer Mananalu's services to the community to ensure that they have access to clean water. Wine To Water's emergency response team on the ground is making sure recycling is happening on-site, which is hugely important. Our vision of a healthy life for people and the planet mandates we do everything we can to reduce plastic waste and leave a clean environment. For this reason, we are proud to partner with Wine To Water in responding to the Jackson, Mississippi water crisis," said David Cuthbert, chief executive officer of Mananalu. "In addition to limiting single-use plastic in the crisis area, we also commit to removing additional plastic from ocean-going waste through our drink one/remove one program on behalf of this effort."
A U.S. water emergency is happening right now in Jackson. Though water is running through pipes again, at the time of publication, water is still under a boil advisory from the Jackson Water Sewer Business Administration (WSBA). The population of over 150,000 includes many families that still lack clean, treated drinking water. W|W is mobilizing the reusable cans of water from Mananalu, and other water for distribution. Additionally, a mobile recycling truck and team will assist in delivering water to hard-hit areas, while also reducing environmental impact from short-term water supplies.
Jackson residents are urged to keep their aluminum bottles and come back to the W|W stations to refill them as needed. Along with this effort, W|W is also providing tap water filters for use in homes in key areas, many of which are still under a boil alert. Filters used by this organization are distributed all over the world for communities with no access to clean water; providing them to the people of Jackson will make a significant impact.
"Our hearts are heavy for the people of Jackson. We hope for a swift resolution to the crisis. In the meantime, we're thankful for our partnership with Mananalu. Thousands of people will now benefit from their generous donation of canned water. Thanks to our emergency response team and the recycling unit on the ground in Jackson, we'll be removing and recycling the empty cans from the water and the millions of plastic bottles making their way to Jackson every day," said Doc Hendley, the founder and international president of W|W who was honored as a CNN Hero for his work bringing clean water to people who need it.
Individuals, groups, and corporations can donate to Wine to Water and help support their efforts in Jackson, Mississippi and abroad. Please visit WineToWater.org to donate or learn about ways to give.
Wine To Water (W|W) is a global clean water organization committed to preserving life and dignity through the power of clean water, helping over 1.4 million people in 51 countries gain access to safe and clean water. Founded in 2004, W|W relentlessly seeks an end to the root cause of global poverty by providing sustainable water solutions in communities around the world. To accomplish our mission and vision, we develop WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene) solutions in direct partnership with local leaders through water access, water filtration, hygiene education, and sanitation. W|W programs are active in Nepal, the Dominican Republic, the Amazon, and Tanzania. Disaster response efforts by W|W are ongoing in the United States and around the world. Their clean water projects and filter builds are catalysts for environmental sustainability, education, women's empowerment, healthcare, and economic growth. Wine To Water is a nonprofit organization that depends heavily on volunteers and the generosity of individuals, corporations, and groups to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit winetowater.org or @winetowater.
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ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: XHR) ("Xenia" or the "Company") will report financial results for the third quarter 2022 before the market opens on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. Management will discuss the Company's results during a conference call at 1:00 pm (Eastern Time) that day.
To participate in the conference call, please follow the steps listed below:
Wednesday, November 2, 2022, dial (844) 200-6205 (toll international: (929) 526-1599) approximately ten minutes before the call begins, access code 949442.
Tell the operator that you are calling for Xenia Hotels & Resorts' Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call.
State your full name and company affiliation and you will be connected to the call.
For those unable to listen to the call live, a replay will be available one hour after the end of the conference call. To access the replay, dial (866) 813-9403, access code 846880.
A live webcast of the earnings call will also be available through the Company's website. To access, log on to www.xeniareit.com ten minutes prior to the call. A replay of the conference call webcast will be archived and available online for 90 days through the Investor Relations section of www.xeniareit.com.
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a self-advised and self-administered REIT that invests in uniquely positioned luxury and upper upscale hotels and resorts with a focus on the top 25 lodging markets as well as key leisure destinations in the United States. The Company owns 34 hotels comprising 9,812 rooms across 14 states. Xenia's hotels are in the luxury and upper upscale segments, and operated and/or licensed by industry leaders such as Marriott, Hyatt, Kimpton, Fairmont, Loews, Hilton, The Kessler Collection, and Davidson. For more information on Xenia's business, refer to the Company website at www.xeniareit.com.
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BEIJING, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2022 Silk Road Maritime International Cooperation Forum kicked off on Thursday in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, where participants shared constructive opinions and suggestions on enhancing the brand influence of Silk Road Maritime.
Focusing on effective measures to support the new development dynamic and boost the "dual circulation" of domestic and international markets, discussions at the forum covered multiple topics such as serving the unified domestic market, integrated development of international logistics and cross-border e-commerce, construction and application of port shipping big data, as well as financial innovation services of port shipping.
Aiming to build an inclusive and cooperative ecosystem for shipping and logistics among Belt and Road countries, the brand Silk Road Maritime was launched in December 2018 by Fujian Province, a core area of the Maritime Silk Road. By the end of August this year, a total of 9,014 trips have been made through shipping routes named after Silk Road Maritime, with the total container throughput reaching 10.182 million twenty-foot equivalent units.
Speaking highly of the achievements of Silk Road Maritime, participants at the forum pointed out the importance of integrating the essence of the Silk Road spirit with the practical efforts in deepening and expanding economic partnership with relevant countries. Through increasingly engaging themselves in Silk Road Maritime, the guests were committed to jointly maintain the safety and stability of global industrial and supply chain, in a bid to inject new impetus into the development of Belt and Road Initiative.
In the future, Silk Road Maritime will continue to make innovative efforts to achieve high-standard, sustainable and people-centered development, according to Chen Zhiping, chairman of Fujian Provincial Port Group Co., Ltd. and Fujian Silk Road Maritime Management Company.
A blue paper on the development of Silk Road Maritime from 2021 to 2022 was released at the forum, along with the tenth batch of shipping routes named after the brand. An awarding ceremony for new members of the Silk Road Maritime Alliance was also held during the forum.
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BEIJING, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A conference on the development of emerging industry was held on Wednesday in Kunshan, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the economic and technological development zone (ETDZ) and witnessing a series of projects inked, commenced and completed.
Thirty-three projects with total investment of over 50 billion yuan (about 7.18 billion U.S. dollars) were signed in the city of Kunshan in east China's Jiangsu Province, covering areas of digital economy, smart manufacturing and new energy. Meanwhile, a total of 45 projects were officially commenced and 46 projects were completed, according to the event organizer.
In addition, two new platforms, including Beijing Stock Exchange Kunshan base and Kunshan small and medium-sized enterprises incubation center, were unveiled during the event.
Kunshan is a pioneer in China's opening-up drive. Approved as a state-level economic and technological development zone by the country's State Council in 1992, Kunshan has attracted foreign investment of over 43 billion U.S. dollars from 51 countries and regions, funneling in more than 2,700 projects. There are 52 Global Fortune 500 enterprises setting up factories in Kunshan.
In 2021, Kunshan recorded a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 474.81 billion yuan, registered over 1 trillion yuan of total output by industrial enterprises above designated size, and saw total exports and imports worth 106.6 billion U.S. dollars, with the foreign trade figure ranking the first among China's county-level cities.
The achievements were made thanks to Kunshan's efforts in optimizing business environment. It has rolled out new policies for four consecutive years to improve business climate.
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SAN BRUNO, Calif., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- What is Xportify?
Introducing Xportify, a Web 3.0 gaming application for workout, socializing, and earning at once. Combing with the cutting-edge technology in AR, motion capture, and immersive gameplay, Xportify redefines exercise from repeating actions into interactive experiences with amusement and pleasure with new and known friends.
Starting with 6 engaging interactive games, the platform is developing provocative gameplay with the simplest set-up, all you need is a mobile device with a functional camera and a small area. Or you could always enjoy a better experience and share your joy with others when you project the screen to a TV or projector.
People usually think they need a large space for workout, but in Xportify, it's another case. Xportify understands what our user needs: Earn Anytime, Gym Everywhere. All the gameplays and workout routines are intentionally designed to be operated in obstacle-free closed space of approximately 3 x 3 m. On any occasion there is enough lighting, you could turn any indoor or outdoor spot into your instant gym room.
Building your workout habit with Xportify
Building up a habit is not easy; experts say it takes 21 days to develop a habit. But Xportify tells you it only takes 2 minutes to get accustomed to our gameplay or may take even shorter to addicted to it. We've strived our best to blur the line between intensive workouts with exciting gameplay. Games and levels are designed to suit the needs of different users, from novice beginners to those who have built up their reflexes, speeds, and muscles. Each level is carefully arranged for the enjoyable challenge at the same time matching with the spiral curriculum for muscle development and advancement of cardio-pulmonary function. Different training modes are developed for users' preferences over leisure, bodybuilding, or fat burning. The users could input their height and weight for BMI calculation and use the dashboard to track down their improvement, and thus have records and histories over their improvement and reclaim rewards based on that reference.
Meet more people than the gym club in your local blocks
Some people enjoy sweating by themselves, in solo mode, you could always enjoy your privacy with selected avatars and keep your index yourself. While Xportify allows you to evade augmented reality obstacles with friends, send glowing UFOs to your opponents, and track your progress with peers in your virtual gymnasium. Co-op gameplay allows players to team up with each other, you could make an appointment with your known friends in reality and pair up for challenges. Built-in calendar and reservation systems could appointments with different friends and you could mark down the time slot that you are available for matching new friends. Thus, in case your friends are occupied, you could always use our matching system to make new friends and start a co-op or versus gameplay. Always remember to send a compliment to your opponents after a good game or send invitations to them to join your friend list and ask them to join your virtual gymnasium and participate in bi-monthly challenges to reach the top ranking of the leaderboard and share rewards with your community.
Rewarding with CAL token
Burning up your calories does not only reward you with better shape and a healthier body, there are more reasons to remind you to keep a good habit. Each CAL token you gained through a level you completed in solo mode, defeating your opponents in competitions, or when the virtual gymnasium you belonged has ranked the top pier in the league. These CAL Token would be your affidavit in the Web 3.0 platform for trading wearable NFTs, shopping coupons and meeting up experience which works in the Sportaverse as well as in the reality. A paid user could trade with those who stored stocks of CAL Token by a transaction of other cryptocurrencies. Of those who are eager to contribute to the community with continuous contributions could be rewarded with real dollars.
Or, you could earn even more, by expanding the platform.
Expanding Sportaverse
In our Sportaverse, everyone could gym to earn, and talents could CREATE to EARN in our developers' lab. The interactive workout experience is built with combinations of 3D assets, music, level set-up, and immersive gameplay design. Creators are welcome to submit their works and turn them into NFT assets to expand the Sportaverse for CAL Token. Just let us know what is your talent and you would be rewarded. A hip-hop dancing music composed with strong beats? Rewarded! A fashionable, stylish 3D sneakers with a meme on it? Rewarded! New gameplay idea combining light saber, kick-boxing, and dancing? Rewarded! Experts in personal training who came up with an idea or better way for interactive training? Rewarded. It's just fair, in reality, you help people burn calories, you got paid, and the same rule applies in our Sportaverse as well.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: YQ).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded 17EdTech securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with 17EdTech's December 2020 initial public offering.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until September 19, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) 17EdTech's K-12 Academic AST Services would end less than a year after the Company's initial public offering; (2) as part of its ongoing regulatory efforts, Chinese authorities would imminently curtail and/or end 17EdTech's core business; and (3) as a result, defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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Instead of harvesting pine nuts by climbing trees, the man in China used a hydrogen balloon. When his balloon became untethered, he drifted off. He landed 200 miles from where he started.
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Instead of harvesting pine nuts by climbing trees, the man in China used a hydrogen balloon. When his balloon became untethered, he drifted off. He landed 200 miles from where he started.
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A new generation of hard hats is promising better protection against on-the-job concussions, also known as mild traumatic brain injuries.
These hard hats incorporate technology that not only protects the head from a direct impact, but also from a glancing blow that causes the head to rotate suddenly – a major cause of concussions.
"The human brain is readily injured by a rotational force," says Michael Bottlang, director of the Legacy Biomechanics Lab in Portland, Ore. For example, he says, a boxer will "drop like a fly" from a punch to the chin that causes the head to turn rapidly.
So Bottlang and Dr. Steven Madey, an orthopedic surgeon in Portland, have developed a hard hat intended to absorb rotational force. It's made and sold by WaveCel, a company the two men founded to make safer bike helmets.
The WaveCel hard hat is just the latest effort to update the products, known as industrial safety helmets, which brain injury experts say are overdue for an upgrade.
"Unfortunately, today's most frequently used hard hats look identical to the ones from the '60s," Bottlang says.
MIPS, a Swedish company, offers a competing technology to protect a worker's brain from sudden rotation.
Upgraded helmets like these, "are keeping the brain more stationary, and that has a lot of potential benefit," says Dr. Brandon Lucke-Wold, a neurosurgeon at the University of Florida who has no ties to the helmet industry.
Understanding workplace concussions
About one-fourth of all concussions among adults occur on the job, especially at construction sites. Falls, which often cause the head to turn or tip suddenly, are the most frequent cause.
One reason workplace brain injuries are so common is that hard hats — unlike sports helmets — haven't changed much since their invention a century ago.
Lucke-Wold, who often treats patients with brain injuries, wears a state-of-the art bike helmet during his daily commute.
"But the construction workers I saw biking home today were wearing hard hats that are very similar to what I saw 10 to 15 years ago," he says.
A typical hard hat consists of a plastic outer shell with an inner suspension system made from webbing. Some models include foam padding on the sides and a chin strap.
This design is good at protecting the brain from direct hit, say a hammer dropped by a worker two stories up. But traditional hard hats aren't so good when the impact comes at an angle.
Studies show that's because an oblique impact can cause the helmet, and the head inside it, to turn suddenly and violently. And a growing body of research shows that the brain is highly vulnerable to this sort of rotational force.
The reason is that the brain is a bit like an egg yoke — a soft capsule surrounded by liquid, and contained inside a hard shell.
You can shake an egg forcefully without disrupting the contents. But experiments show that if you spin one hard enough, the yoke inside will rupture even though the shell remains intact.
Most hard hats act like an egg shell.
"They do a job at reducing force, so they serve a purpose," Madey says. "But if they're not optimized to decrease the spin, they're not optimized to prevent injury."
A helmet that works like sand
Madey and Bottlang initially founded WaveCel to make better sports helmets.
Their inspiration came from observing what happens to a ball when it strikes the ground at an angle, the way a biker's head often does in a crash.
The ball doesn't just bounce, Madey says. "It will hit the ground, it'll have friction and it'll create spin."
Unless the ground is made of sand.
"If you throw a ball into a sandpit, the sand gives underneath, it doesn't impart spin to the ball," Madey says. And the ball doesn't bounce.
So Madey and Bottlang developed a helmet liner made from a special plastic honeycomb designed to act like sand.
"The honeycomb structure is a very light, breathable material that is not only good at absorbing linear force, but also breaks that spin the way sand would," Madey says.
The WaveCel liner can be found in several big-brand sports helmets.
An independent study found that bike helmets with either WaveCel or MIPS technology were better than conventional helmets at reducing rotational force. A study led by Bottlang and Madey found that WaveCel outperformed MIPS for the type of head impacts caused by falls.
One potential barrier to widespread acceptance of the new helmets is price.
WaveCel hard hats cost $169 to $189, which is several times the amount for a standard hard hat and more than many premium models, including some with MIPS technology.
"If I have one goal in the next few years, it's to bring the price down," Bottlang says.
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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Tracy Borman, royal historian and author of Crown and Sceptre, about the life and legacy of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Tracy Borman, royal historian and author of Crown and Sceptre, about the life and legacy of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
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Pumpkin spice was among the new additions. Along with yeet — an exclamation of excitement. Sus — short for suspicious or suspect. And ICYMI which is short for in case you missed it.
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Pumpkin spice was among the new additions. Along with yeet — an exclamation of excitement. Sus — short for suspicious or suspect. And ICYMI which is short for in case you missed it.
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Queen Elizabeth II, the U.K.'s longest-serving monarch, died Thursday at the age of 96. The queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change.
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Queen Elizabeth II, the U.K.'s longest-serving monarch, died Thursday at the age of 96. The queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change.
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Instead of harvesting pine nuts by climbing trees, the man in China used a hydrogen balloon. When his balloon became untethered, he drifted off. He landed 200 miles from where he started.
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Instead of harvesting pine nuts by climbing trees, the man in China used a hydrogen balloon. When his balloon became untethered, he drifted off. He landed 200 miles from where he started.
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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Tracy Borman, royal historian and author of Crown and Sceptre, about the life and legacy of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Tracy Borman, royal historian and author of Crown and Sceptre, about the life and legacy of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
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Pumpkin spice was among the new additions. Along with yeet — an exclamation of excitement. Sus — short for suspicious or suspect. And ICYMI which is short for in case you missed it.
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Pumpkin spice was among the new additions. Along with yeet — an exclamation of excitement. Sus — short for suspicious or suspect. And ICYMI which is short for in case you missed it.
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Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving British monarch, dies at 96. EU ministers will meet to discuss Russia's energy disruptions. DOJ appeals special master review of documents seized by the FBI.
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Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving British monarch, dies at 96. EU ministers will meet to discuss Russia's energy disruptions. DOJ appeals special master review of documents seized by the FBI.
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Queen Elizabeth II, the U.K.'s longest-serving monarch, died Thursday at the age of 96. The queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change.
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Queen Elizabeth II, the U.K.'s longest-serving monarch, died Thursday at the age of 96. The queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change.
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Computer experts urge Georgia to replace voting machines
ATLANTA (AP) — A group of computer and election security experts is urging Georgia election officials to replace the state’s touchscreen voting machines with hand-marked paper ballots ahead of the November midterm elections, citing what they say are “serious threats” posed by an apparent breach of voting equipment in one county.
The 13 experts on Thursday sent a letter to the members of the State Election Board and to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who’s a non-voting member of the board. It urges them to immediately stop using the state’s Dominion Voting Systems touchscreen voting machines. It also suggests they mandate a particular type of post-election audit on the outcome of all races on the ballot.
The experts who sent the letter include academics and former state election officials and are not associated with efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The midterm elections are just two months away. A switch to hand-marked paper ballots could easily be made by then because state law already provides for them to be used as an emergency backup, the letter says.
State Election Board Chair William Duffey responded in an email to The Associated Press that the “security of our election equipment is of paramount interest to the State Election Board as is the integrity of the election process in Georgia.” He noted that the alleged breach in Coffee County is being investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and secretary of state’s office investigators and said the FBI has been asked to assist.
“The investigation is active and ongoing,” Duffey wrote. “Information developed will be considered to evaluate the impact of the Coffee County conduct.”
Raffensperger’s office has repeatedly said that Georgia’s elections remain secure because of varied security mechanisms in place. Spokesperson Mike Hassinger said in an email that the office will respond “in due time with due care” and that the response will be “addressed directly to the authors, rather than leaked to the media to obtain some sort of rhetorical advantage.”
The apparent unauthorized copying of election equipment in Coffee County happened in January 2021. It is documented in emails, security camera footage and other records produced in response to subpoenas in a long-running lawsuit that argues Georgia’s voting machines are vulnerable and should be replaced by hand-marked paper ballots.
Those records show that a computer forensics team traveled to the rural county about 200 miles southeast of Atlanta on Jan. 7, 2021, to forensically copy voting equipment. Emails show that Sidney Powell and other Trump-allied attorneys were involved in arranging for the visit.
The security video also shows that Doug Logan and Jeff Lenberg, who were involved in broader efforts to cast doubt on the 2020 election results, visited the office later that month.
The experts who sent the letter Thursday have long criticized Georgia’s voting machines, which print a paper ballot that includes a human-readable summary of the voter’s selections and a barcode that is read by a scanner to tally the votes. They argue the machines already made elections more vulnerable to tampering because voters cannot read the barcode to verify that it accurately reflects their selections.
But the copying and sharing of election data and software from Coffee County “increases both the risk of undetected cyber-attacks on Georgia, and the risk of accusations of fraud and election manipulation,” the letter says.
The expert letter also cites work by University of Michigan computer science professor J. Alex Halderman, who serves as an expert witness in the long-running voting machines lawsuit. He has identified what he says are security vulnerabilities in Georgia’s voting machines. The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in June issued an advisory based on Halderman’s findings.
In addition to urging a switch to hand-marked paper ballots, the experts say a statewide post-election, risk-limiting audit should be done on all of the races on the ballot. A risk-limiting audit essentially uses a statistical approach to ensure that the reported results match the actual votes cast. Current rules require only one statewide contest to be audited.
At least some of the experts who signed the letter sent to the Georgia State Election Board last year sent a similar letter to California’s secretary of state ahead of a recall election for the state’s governor urging a rigorous audit of that contest. The secretary of state did not act on the recommendations.
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What’s next as UK mourns, King Charles III starts reign
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 7:44 AM EDT|Updated: 48 minutes ago
LONDON (AP) — The death of Queen Elizabeth II has triggered a series of carefully structured ceremonial and constitutional steps, as Britain undergoes a period of national mourning and heralds the reign of King Charles III.
Here is a look at what will happen in the coming days.
Friday
- King Charles III and his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, travel from Balmoral Castle in Scotland to London.
- Noon local time (1100GMT) — Church bells ring at Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral and cross the country in honor of the queen.
- Noon — Parliament holds a special session so lawmakers can pay tribute to the queen.
- 1 p.m. — Gun salutes are fired in London’s Hyde Park and at military sites around the country, one round for reach of the 96 years of the queen’s life.
- Afternoon — The king meets with Prime Minister Liz Truss.
- 6 p.m. — The king makes a televised address to the nation.
- 6 p.m. — A service of remembrance is held at St. Paul’s Cathedral for the queen.
Saturday
- 10 a.m. — Charles meets at St. James’s Palace with a group of senior officials known as the Accession Council and is officially proclaimed king.
- 11 a.m. — An official reads the proclamation aloud from a balcony at St. James’s Palace. It is also read out in other locations across the U.K.
- 1 p.m. — Parliament holds a second day of tributes to the queen.
Subsequent days:
- The queen’s body is moved from Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands to Edinburgh, and then to London.
- She will lie in state for several days in Parliament’s Westminster Hall, where the public will be able to pay their respects.
- A state funeral at Westminster Abbey is due to be attended by leaders and dignitaries from around the world.
- The period of national mourning will end the day after the queen’s funeral.
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Industry veteran brings extensive experience to accelerate EV charging growth
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Autel Energy, an EV charging and energy solutions provider, appointed John Thomas to lead its newly created North American business unit as Chief Operating Officer. John will oversee sales, marketing, manufacturing and strategy at Autel Energy and report to Chloe Hung, CEO of Autel U.S.A.
"John is the right person to lead Autel Energy through our dynamic growth," said Hung. "We are aggressively investing in people and products, positioning ourselves as a leading global player in the electric vehicle and energy space. Together, John and I will pursue the North American market, creating partnerships, growing initiatives and brand expansion, and maintaining and building on the strengths and culture of our core business."
Thomas brings over 30 years of automotive, government relations and transportation expertise, including more than five years of leadership in the EV space. He previously served as president and CEO of Webasto Charging Systems Inc., leading the organization's transition from its core business as a Tier I automotive parts supplier to the EV charging space. He set a comprehensive strategy leading to substantial business growth and transformation.
"As the nation pivots toward renewable energy solutions, Autel Energy is poised to help the transition through disruptive technology that benefits our team, our customers and the planet," said Thomas. "As Autel Energy embarks on its journey to becoming a powerhouse in the North American market, I am confident that my experience, combined with Autel Energy's products and value proposition, will drive the company into a leading position in the EV market during this pivotal moment."
Autel Energy is a global company focused on positively impacting carbon neutrality through developing and deploying sustainable infrastructure solutions. These solutions help accelerate the adoption of clean vehicles and technologies. Autel Energy's mission is to set the industry standards for quality, reliability, functionality and value through comprehensive turnkey energy management solutions.
Learn more about Autel Energy at www.autelenergy.com.
Established in 2004, Autel—an abbreviation of Automotive Intelligence—is built on innovation, quality, performance and excellent service. The company is an automotive leader offering a complete line of premium diagnostic, alignment and calibration tools and components for automobiles, including Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) and components, EV and traditional battery testing and diagnostic tools, tire alignment systems and vehicle diagnostics hardware and software. Autel's products are sold through and to large national distributions, national and regional retailers, independent shops and repair shops.
Autel Energy's vision is to create a seamless customer experience to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and energy management solutions worldwide. Autel Energy makes advanced products accessible and convenient for residential and commercial users, offering hardware, software, apps and cloud-based solutions to cover almost every use case and application. This includes world-class charging hardware for A/C (Level 2) home and commercial, D/C Bi-directional, V2X applications and D/C (Level 3) fast charging from 60kW to 480kW with innovative configurability and modularity
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New zero-footprint integration puts leading real-time guidance platform directly into Salesforce for simplified app management and improved agent productivity.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Balto, the leader in uniting contact center agents with AI for better conversations, is pleased to announce the launch of its next-gen integration: an embeddable "single pane of glass" Balto experience for Salesforce. The new app-free version of Balto creates seamless, hands-off integration — minimizing technical interference for IT teams and streamlining agent workflows for higher productivity and efficiency.
"Every contact center leader is well aware that agents struggle to manage too many systems across too many screens with too little screen real estate. In this new era where agent experience reigns supreme and where keeping agents happy more closely drives business outcomes than ever before, contact centers everywhere are trying to simplify the agent experience and help them focus on what's most important: productive conversations with their customers that serve both the customer and the business," said Marc Bernstein, Balto CEO. "Balto's single pane of glass integration is a major milestone toward our vision of building a hyper-intelligent agent desktop and reduces agent effort to engage with our technology to nearly zero."
Real-Time Guidance right where you need it, in a single pane of glass within the world's most popular CRM, Salesforce.
Today, most contact centers have multiple agent productivity applications running concurrently. In fact, according to a recent ICMI survey, 80% of agents report using four or more applications for customer interactions, with 21% using 10 to 15.1 This creates visual clutter for agents, slows workflows, induces stress, and clogs up limited desktop computer resources, a bane for IT teams.
Since 2017, Balto has been a standalone application that runs alongside Salesforce. Now, Balto can be directly embedded into the CRM — no separate desktop application required. Balto automatically runs when calls begin, so there's no more manually starting and stopping the process. And agents don't have to adjust the windows on their screen. It's in the same pane as their Salesforce CRM instance.
"Agents no longer have to open a separate application to get the benefits of real-time guidance on their calls," said Mike Goldstein, Balto CTO. "Agents now have Balto within the CRM they see every day so that using Balto is a part of their normal workflow. This means a simpler screen set up, fewer clicks, and getting suggestions from Balto automatically."
In addition, because the embedded version is cloud-based, IT teams never have to push application updates. The new Balto is always up to date, reducing security risks for organizations.
"It's always going to be there to save you," said one agent at a leading national health insurance company. "If you're in a situation where your manager or supervisors are not available and you're lost as to what to say, you have Balto there 24/7."
Balto's new embeddable version can be dropped into any instance of Salesforce. This also enables Balto availability on Chromebooks and other low-powered machines often prescribed to agents in remote environments.
Organizations that cannot embed the new version will still have access to the traditional Balto desktop experience and seamless integrations.
Balto unites agents with AI to enable better conversations that deliver results. Top-performing contact centers trust Balto's real-time guidance enterprise solution to prevent missed sales opportunities, costly compliance mistakes, and negative customer experiences. Today, Balto has guided over 150 million calls, provided over 185 million real-time recommendations, and driven millions in increased revenue. Balto.ai
1. ICMI & NICE (2022, July) Survey: State of the Agent Experience and Engagement. The Post-Pandemic Agent Experience: What's Changed and What Needs to Change?
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TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Braxia Scientific Corp. ("Braxia Scientific", or the "Company"), (CSE: BRAX) (OTC: BRAXF) (FWB: 4960), a medical research and telemedicine company with clinics providing innovative ketamine and psilocybin treatments for depression and related disorders, is pleased to announce its participation at the H.C. Wainwright Global Annual Global Investment Conference being held in New York, September 12-14, 2022.
CEO Dr. Roger McIntyre will present virtually during the conference providing a update on its recently acquired U.S. based telemedicine business, KetaMD, as well as its progress expanding the clinical research infrastructure required to execute on the Company's growing pipeline of registered clinical trials alongside third-party sponsors. The on-demand session will be available at 7:00 a.m. ET Monday September 12, 2022.
Dr. McIntyre will also be available to host one-on-one meetings with institutional investors registered with H.C. Wainwright.
Braxia Scientific is a medical research and telemedicine company with clinics that provide innovative ketamine treatments for persons with depression and related disorders. Braxia also launched its U.S. based end-to-end telemedicine platform KetaMD, that utilizes leading technology to provide access to safe, affordable, and potentially life-changing at-home ketamine treatments for people living with depression and related mental health conditions. Through its medical solutions, Braxia aims to reduce the illness burden of brain-based disorders, such as major depressive disorder among others. Braxia is primarily focused on (i) owning and operating multidisciplinary clinics, providing treatments in-person and virtually for mental health disorders, and (ii) research activities related to discovering and commercializing novel drugs and delivery methods. Braxia seeks to develop ketamine and derivatives and other psychedelic products from its IP development platform. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Braxia Health (formerly the Canadian Rapid Treatment Center of Excellence Inc.), operates multidisciplinary community-based clinics offering rapid-acting treatments for depression located in Mississauga, Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa, and Montreal.
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Dr. Roger S. McIntyre
Chairman & CEO
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This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements that are not historical facts, future estimates, plans, programs, forecasts, projections, objectives, assumptions, expectations, or beliefs of future performance are "forward-looking statements."
Forward-looking statements include statements about the intended promise of ketamine-based treatments for depression, the potential for ketamine or other psychedelics to treat other mental health conditions, the integration plans for Braxia and KetaMD, the intention to conduct further clinical trials, the expected growth of at-home telemedicine, the expected benefit and synergies of Braxia and KetaMD and the expectation to expand to areas other than Florida. Such forward- looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, events, or developments to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the failure of ketamine, psilocybin and other psychedelics to provide the expected health benefits and unanticipated side effects, dependence on obtaining and maintaining regulatory approvals, including acquiring and renewing federal, provincial, municipal, local or other licenses and engaging in activities that could be later determined to be illegal under domestic or international laws. Ketamine and psilocybin are currently Schedule I and Schedule III controlled substances, respectively, under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19 (the "CDSA") and it is a criminal offence to possess such substances under the CDSA without a prescription or a legal exemption. Health Canada has not approved psilocybin as a drug for any indication, however ketamine is a legally permissible medication for the treatment of certain psychological conditions. It is illegal to possess such substances in Canada without a prescription.
These factors should be considered carefully, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important risk factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other risk factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties that could affect financial results is contained in the Company's filings with Canadian securities regulators, including the Amended and Restated Listing Statement dated April 15, 2021 and its most recent MD&A, which are available at www.sedar.com. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements.
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DENVER, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Colorado Contractors Association (CCA) launches the Civil Construction Academy, a no cost entry level construction training program for Colorado residents, with the first program starting October 10. This six-week program includes both online and in-person training in the nonbuilding construction sector that concludes with a Hiring Fair. The program's mission is to equip unemployed and underemployed Coloradoans with the basic construction skills needed to be hired into entry-level jobs with Colorado based construction firms.
Construction employment in Colorado by the end of 2021 was 3,000 jobs short from pre-pandemic levels while the need for construction workers has only risen, according to The Leeds School of Business 2022 Business Economic Outlook. The report goes on to state that construction has long been facing a "silver tsunami" where more baby boomers continue to retire with the next generation lagging behind to fill these job openings. In fact, 98% of Colorado construction firms report having difficulty filling positions per the 2022 Construction Outlook from the Associated General Contractors of America.
"It is no secret that the construction industry is still struggling to train and replace a new generation of the workforce. The Civil Construction Academy will support the construction industry's hiring efforts to expose more people to the opportunities available in construction," commented Tony Milo, Executive Director of CCA.
The Civil Construction Academy is being supported in whole or in part by federal award number SLFRF0126 awarded to the state of Colorado by the US Department of Treasury. This includes funding appropriated to the Colorado Workforce Development Council through HB21-1264. The first training program takes place in Centennial at the CCA's office, with additional programs scheduled throughout the State over the next year. The online instruction is based off the curriculum in the Core: Introduction to Basic Construction Skills courtesy of the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER). The NCCER is a nationally recognized program that provides a standardization across numerous construction skilled trades and instruction.
Despite a looming recession that typically affects residential and building construction, nonbuilding construction in Colorado has experienced an increase in project funding as of late with the passage of Colorado's SB21-260 that provides $5.2 billion of funding over the next ten years for transportation projects, continuing to raise funds with inflation adjustments in perpetuity.
"In the wake of economic upheaval caused by the pandemic and growing uncertainty in the marketplace, investing in infrastructure can put our economy back on the road to recovery. Consider, that every $1 billion invested in nonresidential construction creates and sustains more than 28,000 jobs and another $1.1 billion in personal earnings," concluded Milo.
Training programs begin October 10 and will continue throughout 2023 throughout the State of Colorado. Interested individuals can register at coloradocontractors.org by clicking on "Civil Construction Academy" from the homepage.
About Colorado Contractors Association: The Colorado Contractors Association (CCA) is the leading professional association for infrastructure construction professionals across the State of Colorado, bringing infrastructure to life through the power of advocacy, education and training and partnerships. Founded in 1933, CCA has evolved into Colorado's leading unifying voice and champion for Colorado infrastructure, serving as an essential partner to over 400 member firms and owner agencies as well as an influential catalyst and thought leader in securing infrastructure investments, advancing innovative practices, growing the industry, protecting industry interests and advancing the future of quality infrastructure in our state. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
About Civil Construction Academy: The Civil Construction Academy is a no cost, entry level construction training program hosted by the Colorado Contractors Association (CCA) through grant funding from the State of Colorado. Each six-week program includes both online and in-person training in the nonbuilding construction sector that concludes with a Hiring Fair. The program's mission is to equip unemployed and underemployed Coloradoans with the basic construction skills needed to be hired into entry-level jobs with Colorado based construction firms. Follow us on Facebook and TikTok (@civilconstructionacademy).
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MEXICO CITY, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:KOF) ("KOF") today announced the early tender results for its previously announced offers to purchase for cash KOF's notes of the series set forth in the table below (all such notes, the "Notes" and each such series, a "series" of Notes), for an aggregate purchase price, excluding accrued interest and additional amounts, if any, of up to US$250 million, from each registered holder of the Notes (each a "Holder" and, collectively, the "Holders"). We refer to our offer to purchase each series of Notes as an "Offer" and collectively as the "Offers." The Offers are being made pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated August 25, 2022 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Offer to Purchase").
The following table summarizes the early tender results for the Offers as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 8, 2022 (the "Early Tender Time"):
The total consideration payable to Holders whose Notes are accepted for purchase by KOF (the "Total Consideration") will be determined at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on September 9, 2022, and is expected to be announced by KOF promptly thereafter.
The initial settlement date on which KOF will make the payment for the Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) in the Offers at or prior to the Early Tender Time and that are accepted for purchase is expected to be September 13, 2022.
Any Notes that have been validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) on or prior to the Early Tender Time, cannot be withdrawn, except as may be required by applicable law.
The Offers will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on September 22, 2022.
KOF has engaged HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as dealer managers in connection with the Offers (the "Dealer Managers" and each, a "Dealer Manager"). Global Bondholder Services Corporation is acting as the tender and information agent for the Offers.
This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Notes. The Offers are not being made to Holders in any jurisdiction in which KOF is aware that the making of the Offers would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the securities laws or blue sky laws require the Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offers will be deemed to be made on KOF's behalf by the Dealer Managers or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction. Any questions or requests for assistance regarding the Offers may be directed to HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. at (888) HSBC-4LM (toll-free) or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (866) 846-2874 (toll-free). Requests for additional copies of the Offer to Purchase and related documents may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (212) 430-3774 or (855) 654-2014 (toll-free).
Neither the Offer to Purchase nor any documents related to the Offers have been filed with, and have not been approved or reviewed by any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority of any country. No authority has passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Offer to Purchase or any documents related to the Offers, and it is unlawful and may be a criminal offense to make any representation to the contrary.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are information of a non-historical nature or which relate to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. No assurance can be given that the transactions described herein will be consummated or as to the ultimate terms of any such transactions. KOF undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or future events or for any other reason.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Play2Learn Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides gamers and entrepreneurs with the educational resources to navigate the Web3 metaverse through financial inclusion and technological literacy, announced today the appointment of David Garpenstahl as its Executive Director.
As Executive Director, Garpenstahl will implement the Play2Learn Foundation's key initiatives focused on:
- Investing in education to break the poverty cycle through fostering an understanding of financial and technological literacy for future generations through gaming platforms and connecting young people with real-world professionals to serve as mentors.
- Further supporting the Foundation's focus on forest conservation and sustainability to offset carbon emissions and protect biodiversity.
- Spearheading the installment and continued development of the partnerships necessary to ensure that the digital transformation happening in the world today is accessible to all.
"Gaming has been a driving force of technology," Garpenstahl said. "With the Play2Learn Foundation, we can help give youth the skills and knowledge to lead more successful lives by applying gaming mechanisms and esports into education about financial and technological literacy, as well as sustainability while fostering healthy mindsets."
With more than 20 years of experience founding and leading organizations in the gaming, event and music industries, Garpenstahl has been a pioneer for the esports industry. He has taken part in establishing international companies like DreamHack, the world's largest digital festival, ESN Social Software and Europe's largest gaming center, Inferno Online. Most recently he has acted as an advisor to global projects like Campus Party, SITEX and GamerToken continuing to focus on the intersection of gaming, esports and the future of Web3.
Since 2020, Community Gaming — the premier all-in-one global earnings platform and competitive organizer — has donated over $250,000 to the Play2Learn Foundation. Through the ongoing partnership, the Gamer Grant Program makes resources available to existing tournament organizers, regardless of size, to help support and promote an inclusive and educational gaming experience.
"We've seen how impactful reaching out and supporting grassroots organizers and gamers can be, and I know that David will help the Play2Learn Foundation bring inclusion and technological literacy to young gamers around the globe," said Chis Gonsalves, CEO of Community Gaming. "We're excited to support the on-going and future efforts of both David and the Foundation."
Learn more about the Play2Learn Foundation here.
The Play2Learn Foundation is a 501 c3 non-profit that provides gamers and entrepreneurs with inspiration, education and the resources they need to navigate the emerging Web3 landscape by promoting financial inclusion and technological literacy. With 1.6 billion people left without access to a bank account, the Play2Learn Foundation focuses on numerous educational initiatives and social impact programs to promote financial inclusion and technological literacy to young gamers around the globe. Connect with us at https://play2learn.foundation/
Community Gaming is the all-in-one esports competition platform, offering cutting edge infrastructure to key industry stakeholders. Through its seamless UX, plus highly scalable and efficient blockchain payment technology, the platform equips players, competition organizers, and game developers with the tools they need to create, facilitate, and participate in esports tournaments. Community Gaming believes in Earnings for Everyone, where the massive gains of the wider esports and gaming industry are decentralized and accessible via Web3 technology to reward action and time. People who love games should have a reliable avenue to supplement their current income by gaming, no matter the skill level. Connect with us at CommunityGaming.io, or on Twitter, Discord, Instagram, Facebook and Twitch.
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Participants have the opportunity to pitch for over $20,000 in cash and prizes. Applications are accepted through September 30 and the virtual finale event will take place November 3.
DETROIT, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Excelerate America, the Collective for small business entrepreneurs, announced they have begun accepting applications for a Grant Competition in partnership with leading B2B solutions provider ODP Business Solutions. The competition will focus on showcasing small business entrepreneurs working tirelessly to bring their dreams to life while also positively impacting their local communities. Any entrepreneur or small business owner meeting the eligibility requirements is able to apply for this opportunity now through September 30. Interested parties can learn more and apply here.
Semi-finalists for the competition will be announced on October 7. An open-to-the-public online voting process will determine the eight finalists who will go on to pitch for a chance to win over $20,000 in cash and prizes during the virtual finale event on November 3. The event will take place in the Excelerate America Discord server, and live streamed to the public via YouTube. A panel of judges will select the grand prize winner, and a fan favorite will also be determined by viewer votes. All eight finalists will additionally receive a prize package valued at $500 courtesy of MOO and Dell Technologies.
The eligibility requirements for applicants include:
- Must have a team of at least two or more employees
- Been in business at least one year and generating revenue
- Planning to expand or grow in the next six months
- Dedicated to improving local community or other businesses
"Excelerate America was built on the premise of helping small enterprises excel and grow to build vibrant communities," said CEO Roy Lamphier. "The grant competition is one way we can support and showcase enterprises doing the work and contributing to that vision."
About Excelerate America: Excelerate America is a place for small business owners and entrepreneurs to network, collaborate, and grow together. Founded in 2017, its mission is to create vibrant communities by empowering small business entrepreneurs through a collective network of peers, partnerships and solutions. Excelerate America believes that uniting small business entrepreneurs through an intentional, interactive community will make them stronger.
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Partnership will drive further collaboration around investment sourcing and deal flow in the digital assets space and beyond
NEW YORK and NASSAU, Bahamas, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FTX Ventures, a multi-stage venture capital fund, today announced that it will acquire a 30% stake in SkyBridge Capital ("SkyBridge"), a global alternative investment firm. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
FTX Ventures' investment will provide SkyBridge additional working capital to fund growth initiatives and new product launches. Further, SkyBridge will use a portion of the proceeds to purchase $40 million in cryptocurrencies to hold on its corporate balance sheet as a long-term investment. SkyBridge remains profitable and debt-free, notwithstanding market conditions.
The deal is the latest collaboration between SkyBridge and FTX, following the multi-year partnership to sponsor global SALT conferences in North America, Asia and the Middle East, and co-present Crypto Bahamas, the leading institutional digital assets conference that launched in April 2022. The firms will expand their collaboration on venture and digital asset investing across current and future product offerings.
"Sam is a visionary who has built incredible businesses that are synergistic with the future of SkyBridge," said Anthony Scaramucci, Founder and Managing Partner, SkyBridge. "Our business has continued to evolve since we founded the firm in 2005. We will remain a diversified asset management firm, while investing heavily in blockchain."
"After working with Anthony and his team following our SALT conference partnership, we saw there was an opportunity to work closer together in ways that could complement both our businesses,'' said Sam Bankman-Fried. "We look forward to collaborating closely with SkyBridge on its crypto investment activity and also working alongside them on promising non-crypto-related investments."
Anthony Scaramucci and Sam Bankman-Fried will discuss the partnership together on stage at SALT New York's opening session on Monday September 12 at 9:00 a.m. ET.
FTX Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital fund focused on supporting the world's best teams building in crypto and web3. The fund provides flexible funding and strategic support from FTX and its network of global partners.
SkyBridge Capital is a global multi-strategy alternative investment firm, with a focus on hedge funds, fintech and venture capital. https://www.skybridge.com/
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TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Humble & Fume Inc. (CSE: HMBL) (OTCQX: HUMBF) ("Humble" or the "Company"), a leading North American distributor of cannabis and cannabis accessories, is pleased to announce it has entered into a new revolving credit facility pursuant to the terms of a loan agreement that provides for a $2,000,000 secured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility").
"We are pleased to complete this credit facility, which illustrates our ability to access alternative forms of financing and provides us with further financial flexibility to scale our business," said Joel Toguri, Humble's CEO. "We currently maintain strong liquidity with no debt on the balance sheet, combined with this new Credit Facility of $2 million, we are in a strong position to execute on our strategic plan."
In connection with the Credit Facility, Humble also issued 750,000 warrants, with each warrant exercisable to purchase Humble common share at a price of $0.25 per share for a period of three years.
Pursuant to the loan agreement, the Credit Facility is secured against the assets of the Company. The Credit Facility is expected to be used by the Company to fund working capital requirements in the ordinary course. The credit agreement will be filed under the Company's issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Humble & Fume, Inc. is a leading North American distributor of cannabis and cannabis accessories, supported by a customer-centric sales team and strong fulfillment infrastructure. As the only fully-integrated cannabis distribution solution, Humble bridges the gap for retailers, licensed cannabis producers, multi-state operators, and cannabis consumers to maximize sales penetration, and increase financial performance. With over 20 years of North American operating experience, Humble has cultivated extensive vendor and customer relationships, distributing premium cannabis consumables and consumption devices. The Company is comprised of four subsidiaries that represents its vertical integration across North America; B.O.B. Headquarters Inc. / Humble+Fume, Windship Trading LLC, Humble+ Cannabis Solutions and Fume Labs Inc.
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws relating to, the Company's assessment of the cannabis edibles market in Canada, the demand for cannabis edibles in Canada and the expected results for brand partners of the Company. Any such forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "contemplates", "believes", "projects", "plans" and similar expressions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Statements about, among other things, the potential impact on brands that engage Humble for their distribution and / or sales agency and the future of the cannabis edibles industry including the anticipated ongoing consumer demand, are all forward-looking information. These statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those implied by such statements. Although such statements are based on management's reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will occur as described herein. The Company assumes no responsibility to update or revise forward-looking information to reflect new events or circumstances or actual results unless required by applicable law. Readers are encouraged to refer to the Company's disclosure available on its SEDAR profile (at www.sedar.com) for information as to the risks and other factors which may effect the Company's business objectives and strategic plans.
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HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jiuzi Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: JZXN; the "Company"), a leading new energy vehicle (NEV) dealership group under the brand name "Jiuzi" in China, today announced that its subsidiary Hangzhou Jiuyao New Energy Automobile Technology Co. Ltd. ("Jiuyao") has entered into a purchase agreement ("Agreement") with Chongqing Dongfeng Fengguang Automobiles Sales Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Dongfeng Sokon Motor Co., Ltd. ("DFSK Motor").
Pursuant to the Agreement, by the end of 2022, DFSK Motor will deliver 5,000 micro electric passenger cars customized for Jiuyao ("Jiuyao Mini EV") based on its best-selling model "Dongfeng Mini EV Candy". The customized version will be upscaled with a combination of visual and performance characteristics including a stylish Jiuyao logo, dazzling wheel hubs, leather car seats, smart remote control function, and an extended battery range for up to 220 kilometers, which is rarely installed in A00-class micro electric passenger cars.
Serving as an important strategic move for JZXN's car rental and ride-hailing business initiatives, Jiuyao provides cost-effective vehicle procurement services for fleet management companies and ride-hailing companies. Jiuyao Mini EV is designed for JZXN's "Capital Partners" ("CP") clients who own, manage, and trade ride-hailing vehicle assets. The company has received preorders from seven CP clients by far.
"We are extremely pleased to see that our debut in the customized EV market is successful," said Mr. Shuibo Zhang, CEO of Jiuzi Holdings, Inc. "Our CP clients not only supply ride-hailing companies with transport vehicles, but also sell or rent vehicles to individual customers as car dealers. Supported by JZXN's capital strength and professional operation, we plan to work with other EV manufacturers to launch more customized SUV and MPV models in order to meet our CP clients' diversified requirements."
About Jiuzi Holdings, Inc.
Jiuzi Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Hangzhou, China, and established in 2017, franchises and operates retail stores under the brand name "Jiuzi" to sell New Energy Vehicles ("NEVs") in third and fourth-tier cities in China. The Company mainly sells battery-operated electric vehicles and sources NEVs through more than twenty NEV manufacturers. It has 51 operating franchise stores and one company-owned store. For more information, visit the Company's website at http://www.zjjzxny.cn/.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. They are based on current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, and financial needs, including the expectation that the Offering will be completed. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events, circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct. The Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company's registration statement and its other filings with the SEC.
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ORRVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) today issued its 2022 Corporate Impact Report, including its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Disclosure Report, detailing its commitment to responsible business practices and continued progress on its Thriving Together agenda.
The Company's Thriving Together agenda centers on five key pillars: ensuring access to quality food, aiding access to education, promoting equitable and ethical treatment for all, making connections to necessary community resources and ensuring a healthier planet.
This agenda came to life in many important ways this past fiscal year. Some notable highlights include:
- Supported delivery of more than 23 million meals to people and pets in need
- Acted as a founding sponsor of Opening Track, a unique music education program from Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio
- Donated more than $1.2 million to the Red Cross and United Way to support the unique needs of communities across North America
- Launched initial Employee Resource Groups to support marginalized communities, promote a spirit of community and foster allyship
- Worked with a number of external conservation partners, including World Wildlife Fund, Pollinator Partnership and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, to conserve resources, restore biodiversity and promote healthier ecosystems
The Company recognizes its responsibility to support all constituents and provide updates on progress made toward its ESG goals.
"We have high expectations for the important role we must play in support of our communities and planet, and recognize our stakeholders share in our passion," said Mark Smucker, Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our Corporate Impact Report and ESG disclosure are opportunities to keep these engaged constituents informed while also sharing our sincere appreciation to our employees and partners who helped us deliver these results."
Learn more about the Company's impact and Thriving Together agenda by visiting: www.jmsmucker.com/our-impact.
About The J.M. Smucker Co.
Each generation of consumers leaves their mark on culture by establishing new expectations for food and the companies that make it. At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to be at the heart of this dynamic with a diverse portfolio that appeals to each generation of people and pets and is found in more than 80 percent of U.S. homes and countless restaurants. This includes a mix of iconic brands consumers have always loved such as Folgers®, Jif® and Milk-Bone® and new favorites like Café Bustelo®, Smucker's® Uncrustables® and Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. By continuing to immerse ourselves in consumer preferences and acting responsibly, we will continue growing our business and the positive impact we have on society. For more information, please visit jmsmucker.com.
The J.M. Smucker Co. is the owner of all trademarks referenced herein, except for Rachael Ray®, a registered trademark of Ray Marks II LLC, which is used under license.
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SYDNEY, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA; ASX: KZA), an oncology-focused drug development company, is pleased to announce that CEO, Dr James Garner, will be presenting at the upcoming 24th Annual Global Investment Conference, held in New York, NY, from 12 – 14 September 2022.
Dr Garner's presentation will review three positive data read-outs that Kazia has reported so far in 2022 and will look ahead to some key developments that are anticipated over coming months.
Representatives of the Kazia management team will be available to conduct one-on-one meetings with institutional investors through the conference. To register for the conference, please visit: https://hcwevents.com/annualconference/.
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Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA; ASX: KZA) is an oncology-focused drug development company, based in Sydney, Australia.
Our lead program is paxalisib, a brain-penetrant inhibitor of the PI3K / Akt / mTOR pathway, which is being developed to treat glioblastoma, the most common and most aggressive form of primary brain cancer in adults. Licensed from Genentech in late 2016, paxalisib commenced recruitment to GBM AGILE, a pivotal study in glioblastoma, in January 2021. Seven additional studies are active in various forms of brain cancer. Paxalisib was granted Orphan Drug Designation for glioblastoma by the US FDA in February 2018, and Fast Track Designation for glioblastoma by the US FDA in August 2020. In addition, paxalisib was granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Orphan Designation by the US FDA for DIPG in August 2020, and for AT/RT in June 2022.
Kazia is also developing EVT801, a small-molecule inhibitor of VEGFR3, which was licensed from Evotec SE in April 2021. Preclinical data has shown EVT801 to be active against a broad range of tumour types and has provided compelling evidence of synergy with immuno-oncology agents. A phase I study commenced recruitment in November 2021.
For more information, please visit www.kaziatherapeutics.com or follow us on Twitter @KaziaTx.
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Kroger Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results and Raises Full-Year Guidance
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 8:20 AM EDT|Updated: 35 minutes ago
CINCINNATI, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
Second Quarter Highlights
• Identical Sales without fuel increased 5.8%
• Operating Profit of $954 million; Adjusted FIFO Operating Profit of $1,110 million
• EPS of $1.00; Adjusted EPS of $0.90
• Company is executing its go-to-market strategy to deliver value for customers
° Our Brands identical sales increased 10.2%
° Digital sales grew 8%
° Accelerated our Fresh Produce Initiative with 864 stores now certified, driving higher identical sales
The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today reported its second quarter 2022 results and will update investors on how Leading with Fresh and Accelerating with Digital continues to position Kroger for long-term sustainable growth.
Comments from Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen
"Kroger delivered strong second quarter results propelled by our Leading with Fresh and Accelerating with Digital strategy. We are incredibly thankful for our dedicated associates who continue to deliver a full, fresh and friendly customer experience.
Our consistent performance underscores the resiliency and flexibility of our business model, which enables Kroger to thrive in many different operating environments. We are applying technology and innovation to improve freshness, grow Our Brands, and create a seamless shopping experience so our customers can get what they want, when and how they want it, with zero compromise on quality, selection and affordability.
We will continue to focus on providing affordable, fresh food to our customers, investing in wages and the associate experience, and creating zero hunger, zero waste communities because when we do those things well, we deliver attractive and sustainable shareholder returns."
Total company sales were $34.6 billion in the second quarter, compared to $31.7 billion for the same period last year. Excluding fuel, sales increased 5.2% compared to the same period last year.
Gross margin was 20.9% of sales for the second quarter. The FIFO gross margin rate, excluding fuel, increased 2 basis points compared to the same period last year. This result reflected our ability to effectively manage product cost inflation through strong sourcing practices while helping customers manage their budgets and keeping prices competitive.
The LIFO charge for the quarter was $148 million, compared to a LIFO charge of $47 million for the same period last year driven by higher product cost inflation primarily in grocery.
The Operating, General & Administrative rate increased 36 basis points, excluding fuel and adjustment items, compared to the same period last year. The increase in OG&A rate was driven by investments in associates, higher incentive plan costs, and strategic investments in various margin expansion initiatives that will drive future growth, partially offset by sales leverage and continued execution of cost savings initiatives.
Capital Allocation Strategy
Kroger continues to generate strong free cash flow and remains committed to investing in its business to drive long-term sustainable net earnings growth, maintaining its current investment grade debt rating, and returning excess free cash flow to shareholders via share repurchases and a growing dividend over time.
Kroger's net total debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio is 1.63, compared to 1.78 a year ago (Table 5). The company's net total debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio target range is 2.30 to 2.50.
Earlier this quarter, Kroger increased its dividend by 24%, marking the 16th consecutive year of dividend increases. Additionally, during the quarter, Kroger repurchased $309 million in shares and year-to-date, has repurchased $975 million in shares. On September 9th, the Board of Directors authorized a new $1 billion share repurchase program.
Comments from CFO Gary Millerchip
"Our second quarter results provide another proof point that Kroger has the right go-to-market strategy. Our consistent execution of this strategy is building momentum in our business which, combined with sustained food at home trends, gives us the confidence to raise our full-year guidance. We now expect identical sales without fuel to be in the range of 4.0% to 4.5% and adjusted net earnings per diluted share in the range of $3.95 to $4.05.
Our business model has proven to be resilient in a variety of operating and economic environments and we remain confident in our ability to deliver attractive and sustainable total shareholder returns of 8-11% over time."
Second Quarter 2022 Highlights
- Expanded Our Brands portfolio with the launch of the Smart Way product line, part of Kroger's new opening price point strategy
- Recognized by Store Brands Magazine for the quality of Our Brands products with 12 Editors' Picks awards for best new products in 2022
- Introduced 170 new Our Brands items, including the expansion of our industry-leading Simple Truth plant-based line and seasonal fresh favorites
- Celebrated five awards earned by Murray's Cheese varieties at the American Cheese Society Competition
Accelerating with Digital
- Improved delivery sales by 34% over last year driven by Kroger Boost and Customer Fulfillment Centers
- Announced a new Kroger Delivery Customer Fulfillment Center in the Denver Metro area, one of the fastest-growing areas in the country
- Opened a new Kroger Delivery Customer Fulfillment Center in Romulus, Michigan, supporting customers in several geographies, including Michigan, Northern Ohio, and Indiana
- Expanded the Kroger Delivery network by opening seven new spoke facilities, which serve as last-mile cross-dock locations, including Louisville, Nashville, and Chicago in existing geographies, as well as Austin, Birmingham, Oklahoma City, and San Antonio in new geographies
- Named as one of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion by Disability:IN for the third consecutive year with a score of 100 on the 2022 Disability Equity Index
- Introduced financial coaching services, a unique benefit available to hourly associates to empower them to achieve financial goals through free financial planning
- Received two Brandon Hall Group – Excellence in Human Capital Management Awards, including recognition for Best Use of Gaming or Simulations for Learning and Best Learning Program that Supports and Promotes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Launched a Women's Leadership program bringing together female business leaders, entrepreneurs, and key community members as part of the LPGA Queen City Championship
- 10,775 associates have participated in Feed Your Future, Kroger's continuing education benefit available to all associates since the program began in 2018. More than 90% of participants are hourly associates
- Published 2022 ESG Report reaffirming company's comprehensive ESG strategy and framework to benefit people and the planet, and create a more resilient, equitable food system for tomorrow
- Donated $10 million to The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation to further our commitment to empower communities to live healthy lives
- Recognized by the Congressional Hunger Center for The Kroger Co. Foundation's longstanding commitment to ending hunger
- Announced expanded customer access to electric vehicle charging stations to more than 350 locations
- Assisted in the flood relief efforts in Eastern Kentucky and water shortage in Jackson, Mississippi with company and customer donations of funds and supplies, as well as delivery of more than 55,000 gallons of fresh water to the communities
At The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are dedicated to our Purpose: to Feed the Human Spirit™. We are, across our family of companies nearly half a million associates who serve over eleven million customers daily through a seamless digital shopping experience and retail food stores under a variety of banner names, serving America through food inspiration and uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. To learn more about us, visit our newsroom and investor relations site.
Kroger's second quarter 2022 ended on August 13, 2022.
Note: Fuel sales have historically had a low gross margin rate and operating expense rate as compared to corresponding rates on non-fuel sales. As a result, Kroger discusses the changes in these rates excluding the effect of fuel.
Please refer to the supplemental information presented in the tables for reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release to the most comparable GAAP financial measure and related disclosure. As noted above, Kroger is unable to provide a full reconciliation of the GAAP and non-GAAP measures used in its guidance without unreasonable effort because it is not possible to predict certain of our adjustment items with a reasonable degree of certainty. This information is dependent upon future events and may be outside of our control and its unavailability could have a significant impact on GAAP financial results.
This press release contains certain statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" about the future performance of the company. These statements are based on management's assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it. Such statements are indicated by words or phrases such as "achieve," "believe," "committed," "continue," "expect," "future," "guidance," "target," "trends," and "will." Various uncertainties and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These include the specific risk factors identified in "Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for our last fiscal year and any subsequent filings, as well as the following:
Kroger's ability to achieve sales, earnings, incremental FIFO operating profit, and adjusted free cash flow goals may be affected by: COVID-19 pandemic related factors, risks and challenges, including among others, the length of time that the pandemic continues, future variants, mutations or related strains of the virus and the effectiveness of vaccines against variants, continued efficacy of vaccines over time and availability of vaccine boosters, the extent of vaccine refusal, and global access to vaccines, as well as the effect of vaccine and/or testing mandates and related regulations, the potential for additional future spikes in infection and illness rates including breakthrough infections among the fully vaccinated, and the corresponding potential for disruptions in workforce availability and customer shopping patterns, re-imposed restrictions as a result of resurgence and the corresponding future easing of restrictions, and interruptions in domestic and global supply chains or capacity constraints; whether and when the global pandemic will become endemic, the pace of recovery when the pandemic subsides or becomes endemic, which may vary materially over time and among the different regions we serve; labor negotiations; potential work stoppages; changes in the unemployment rate; pressures in the labor market; changes in government-funded benefit programs; changes in the types and numbers of businesses that compete with Kroger; pricing and promotional activities of existing and new competitors, including non-traditional competitors, and the aggressiveness of that competition; Kroger's response to these actions; the state of the economy, including interest rates, the current inflationary environment and future potential inflationary and/or deflationary trends and such trends in certain commodities, products and/or operating costs; the geopolitical environment including the war in Ukraine; unstable political situations and social unrest; changes in tariffs; the effect that fuel costs have on consumer spending; volatility of fuel margins; manufacturing commodity costs; supply constraints; diesel fuel costs related to Kroger's logistics operations; trends in consumer spending; the extent to which Kroger's customers exercise caution in their purchasing in response to economic conditions; the uncertainty of economic growth or recession; stock repurchases; changes in the regulatory environment in which Kroger operates; Kroger's ability to retain pharmacy sales from third party payors; consolidation in the healthcare industry, including pharmacy benefit managers; Kroger's ability to negotiate modifications to multi-employer pension plans; natural disasters or adverse weather conditions; the effect of public health crises or other significant catastrophic events; the potential costs and risks associated with potential cyber-attacks or data security breaches; the success of Kroger's future growth plans; the ability to execute our growth strategy and value creation model, including continued cost savings, growth of our alternative profit businesses, and our ability to better serve our customers and to generate customer loyalty and sustainable growth through our strategic pillars of fresh, our brands, personalization, and seamless; and the successful integration of merged companies and new partnerships. Our ability to achieve these goals may also be affected by our ability to manage the factors identified above. Our ability to execute our financial strategy may be affected by our ability to generate cash flow.
Kroger's effective tax rate may differ from the expected rate due to changes in tax laws, the status of pending items with various taxing authorities, and the deductibility of certain expenses.
Kroger assumes no obligation to update the information contained herein unless required by applicable law. Please refer to Kroger's reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a further discussion of these risks and uncertainties.
Note: Kroger's quarterly conference call with investors will broadcast live at 10 a.m. (ET) on September 9, 2022 at ir.kroger.com. An on-demand replay of the webcast will be available at approximately 1 p.m. (ET) on Friday, September 9, 2022.
2nd Quarter 2022 Tables Include:
- Consolidated Statements of Operations
- Consolidated Balance Sheets
- Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
- Supplemental Sales Information
- Reconciliation of Net Total Debt and Net Earnings Attributable to The Kroger Co. to Adjusted EBITDA
- Net Earnings Per Diluted Share Excluding the Adjustment Items
- Operating Profit Excluding the Adjustment Items
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ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: VAC) (the "Company") today announced its board of directors authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $0.62 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on or around October 6, 2022 (the "Payment Date") to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 22, 2022 (the "Record Date").
About Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:VAC) is a leading global vacation company that offers vacation ownership, exchange, rental and resort and property management, along with related businesses, products and services. The Company has over 120 vacation ownership resorts and approximately 700,000 owner families in a diverse portfolio that includes some of the most iconic vacation ownership brands. The Company also operates exchange networks and membership programs comprised of nearly 3,200 resorts in over 90 countries and territories, as well as provides management services to other resorts and lodging properties. As a leader and innovator in the vacation industry, the Company upholds the highest standards of excellence in serving its customers, investors and associates while maintaining exclusive, long-term relationships with Marriott International, Inc. and Hyatt Hotels Corporation for the development, sales and marketing of vacation ownership products and services. For more information, please visit www.marriottvacationsworldwide.com.
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Sport Psychology Added
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The ProtoStar Foundation announced today the return of the Matt Stevenson Junior Tennis Tournament (NY) to Flushing Meadows, NY, right after the U.S. Open. This Tournament is unique in that it is the first and only junior tennis tournament in the country to promote the importance of youth mental health as part of the event. New this year are materials on Sport Psychology.
Inaugurated in 2019, the Matt Stevenson Tournament came to New York last September during National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The Tournament aims to address the national teen depression, anxiety, and suicide crisis by engaging adolescents through a sport they love and promoting dialogue and understanding of mental health issues. 207 junior players competed in this NY event last year.
Youth mental health challenges was already a national crisis pre-pandemic, and the pandemic only exacerbated that crisis. Adding to their struggles, some competitive tennis players feel pressure to win, experience performance anxiety, and end up with depressive symptoms after losing a match. More touring professionals are finally talking about their mental health issues, which may include suicidal ideation. Sport psychologists are now part of the tour to help them deal with their struggles both on and off the tennis court.
The Matt Stevenson Junior Tennis Tournament brings this awareness about mental health issues to the junior level. On top of competitive pressures, junior tennis players may be especially vulnerable because they are still dealing with the general ups and downs of adolescence. Seeking admission to a Division I school or a tennis scholarship could add to the pressures they already face.
As in previous years, the Tournament will distribute age-appropriate information about depression, anxiety, and suicide prevention provided by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and materials available from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The mission is to help adolescents understand the many aspects of mental health, including what it means to be mentally healthy and how to take care of their mental health. There will be practical information for the junior players on what signs to look for and where to get help. Parents and coaches can also sign up for workshops conducted by AFSP.
New this year are educational materials on Sport Psychology, including tips, techniques, and self-guided workbook exercises on how juniors can optimize their mental focus, deal with performance anxiety, and gain a mental edge. The materials were specially prepared for the Tournament by a team of experts and reviewed by Dr. Edson Filho, professor of Sport Psychology at Boston University, and Dr. Hayley Perelman, a licensed clinical psychologist/sport psychologist. The focus is on issues that are unique to tennis players and young athletes.
"I am pleased to take part in this important initiative to provide valuable resources for adolescents on mental health both on and off the tennis court," said Dr. Filho. "Being better informed will help teens navigate any mental health challenges that may arise," added Dr. Perelman.
Among the materials are workbook exercises that the junior players can do on their own or with an adult to help them with such issues as: (1) identifying how they want to feel in a match; (2) focusing on what they can control during a match; and (3) knowing their support network. Perfectionism, eating disorders, and body image issues in sports are also addressed. Additional materials are available for parents and coaches on how to support their players, such as: (1) a Primer on Tennis, Sport Psychology, and Mental Health; (2) Suggested Areas for Further Exploration; and (3) Parent's Guide to Supporting Athletes During College Recruiting.
Team members include Nick Lee, Masters student in counseling, Rachel McMahon and Annie Christman of Galea Health, and Tom Smalley, a certified strength and conditioning coach. They will be at the Tournament to answer any questions. The materials distributed are for educational purposes only and do not constitute advice, therapy, or counseling.
The Tournament's goal is to help junior players understand the interconnection between mental performance on the tennis court and mental health off the tennis court. Naomi Osaka had to withdraw from the 2021 French Open because she was suffering from "long bouts of depression." Mardy Fish could not face Roger Federer in the 2012 U.S. Open because he was paralyzed by "severe anxiety disorder."
"Mental health challenges are difficult issues to talk about, but they must be addressed," said Gary P. Poon, President and Founder of ProtoStar Foundation. "Talking can save lives – the more comfortable adolescents become in discussing mental health issues, the more likely they will seek help when they need it."
Rob Polishook, a mental training coach and author of numerous publications, said, "Sport is what athletes do, not who they are. The tennis player is a whole human athlete – person first. What happens off the court impacts what happens on it. Players must prioritize mental health in order to be their best both on and off the court." Mr. Polishook is donating ten autographed copies of his book Tennis Inside the Zone—32 Mental Training Workouts for Champions, which will be given away in a random drawing at the Tournament.
Because of its popularity last year, the Tournament (L6) will be held over two weekends on September 17-19, 2022 (14u and 18u) and September 24-26, 2022 (12u and 16u). It is sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association (USTA), Eastern Section. Players can register for the Tournament on USTA's tournament website by searching for "Matt Stevenson." A link to the Tournament is also on ProtoStar's website.
The inspiration behind the Tournament came from the late Matt Stevenson, a young, generous, and passionate tennis professional who ran successful junior tennis programs in the Washington, D.C. area. Before tragically taking his own life in 2017 at the age of 32, he had written extensively about his own mental health issues and had asked that kids be made aware of the importance of mental health and to seek help if needed. This Tournament seeks to turn a tragedy into something positive.
All proceeds from the Tournament will benefit the Matt Stevenson Junior Tennis Fund, which supports junior tennis programs and promising junior players needing financial aid. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to AFSP, Flushing Meadow's junior tennis programs, and the Junior Tennis Foundation, a NY-based nonprofit organization that supports tennis programs for underserved youth and people with disabilities.
The sponsor and organizer of the Tournament is the ProtoStar Foundation, a California nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization based in San Diego. It is part of the ProtoStar Group, a set of pioneering companies that find resourceful ways to fund, develop, or incubate innovative projects and organizations that have a unique, compelling, and impactful social mission.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive year, Mayer Brown has been named "US Law Firm of the Year" and "Americas Law Firm of the Year – Overall" at GlobalCapital's 2022 Global Derivatives Awards. The awards honor innovation, growth and work that betters the derivatives industry, as well as efforts on behalf of clients.
The awards highlight Mayer Brown's work across the US and Canada, while also reflecting the firm's exceptional strength in Europe and Asia.
Ed Parker, global head of the firm's derivatives and structured products practice said, "We're thrilled to once again be recognized by GlobalCapital and thank our clients for their faith in our counsel."
Last year, Mayer Brown was named "US Law Firm of the Year – Transactions" at GlobalCapital's Americas Derivatives Awards, and in 2020, the firm was named GlobalCapital's "European Law Firm of the Year – Transactions." Previously, Mayer Brown has been named "Global Law Firm of the Year - Overall," "Americas Law Firm of the Year - Overall," "US Law Firm of the Year – Regulatory," and "European Law Firm of the Year – Regulatory" by GlobalCapital.
GlobalCapital is a principal news, opinion and data service for people and institutions in the international capital markets.
Mayer Brown is one of the only firms with a leading derivatives and structured products practice in the United States, Europe and Hong Kong. The firm is ranked by Chambers Global for Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Securitisation & Derivatives (Global-wide); Chambers UK for Capital Markets: Derivatives (London); Chambers USA for Capital Markets: Derivatives (Nationwide) and Capital Markets: Structured Products (Nationwide); IFLR1000 for Capital Markets: Derivatives (US); and The Legal 500 US for Structured Finance: Derivatives & Structured Products, as well as Tax: Financial Products.
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Leading Neurology Faculty to Present Clinical Updates and Management Strategies for Key Neurological Conditions
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medscape Education will host the inaugural Neurology Exchange virtual conference from September 20 to September 22. The virtual event will feature dynamic faculty and peer networking opportunities as well as Continuing Medical Education (CME)/Continuing Education (CE)-certified education sessions on the latest developments in neurology.
Chaired by Michael S. Okun, MD, Professor and Chair of Neurology, University of Florida Health and Director Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases in Gainesville, the conference will feature a keynote presentation from Jenna Bush Hager, co-host of TODAY with Hoda and Jenna, on the former first family's experience with vascular parkinsonism. World-class faculty will lead educational sessions on topics such as multiple sclerosis, adult neuromuscular disorders, stroke care, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, migraine, and pediatric neuromuscular disorders.
In addition to the educational and networking experiences, the MedscapeLIVE! virtual conference environment will feature oral abstract presentations, gamification, social media wall, and interactive attendee participation throughout the event.
"We are excited to kick off the first year of the Medscape Neurology Exchange Conference," said Dr. Okun. "This virtual conference will be an amazing platform to connect with faculty and clinicians and to provide the most cutting- edge information on common neurological diseases. We have an incredible international faculty line up. Clinicians will be able to increase their knowledge through expert education and fun interaction. Our hope is that the Exchange will ultimately lead to better outcomes for patients."
The Neurology Exchange will provide education relevant for community-based neurologists, primary care physicians, pediatricians, nurses, physician assistants, and all other clinicians involved in the care of patients with neurological disorders.
A portion of registration fees will be donated on the attendees' behalf to the Child Neurology Foundation, which exemplifies research and advocacy in the Neurology community.
For more information, visit the Neurology Exchange website HERE
Medscape Education (medscape.org) is the leading destination for continuous professional development, consisting of more than 30 specialty-focused destinations offering thousands of free CME and CE courses for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
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NEWTON, Mass., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MPINarada, a global provider of lithium batteries for the critical power, telecom, and energy storage markets, announces the latest addition to their line of batteries. This new, high-power, uninterrupted power supply (UPS) lithium battery system for high-rate applications provides the most energy-dense lithium iron phosphate (LFP) solution on the market today. The inherent safety aspect of lithium iron phosphate chemistry combined with a smaller footprint in this new product, creates a unique balance and alternative to other current NMC & LFP solutions that may be too big or contain more volatile chemistry.
"MPINarada has been manufacturing LFP battery solutions for over a decade," said Michael Sirard, EVP Technical Operations & Engineering. "Our fully automated lithium cell production and sizable lithium manufacturing capacity allows us to optimize our existing resources for high-rate applications with cells and systems manufactured in-house. This provides confidence in both the quality and supply chain control of our products that our customers can rely on."
Designed specifically for UPS and data center applications, the MPLhP lithium battery takes up less linear footage per string than any other product on the market today. Further demonstrating MPINarada's ongoing commitment to quality and safety, this latest product has met all certifications, including, UL 1964, UL 1973, UL 9540A testing, and IEC 62619, along with the additional advantage of being IBC Zone 4, IP 1.5 seismic certified.
Key Benefits:
- A DC-Powered Battery Management System (BMS) provides a simplified and less expensive installation process. Whereas AC powered BMS systems require greater installation costs and must be backed up to maintain functionality, DC powered systems do not. Additionally, DC powered BMS are ideal for retrofitting existing VRLA battery backup where there is currently no AC electrical provisions available.
- MPINarada Lithium system includes as standard a human machine interface (HMI) with data storage. The HMI adds the capability of local system interaction, and control along with no external monitoring of data as it is self-contained. Customers can easily access their system status, alarms, logs, and other information right from the cabinet.
MPINarada offers one of the most industry specific lithium battery systems for the data center market based on decades of experience from its leading VRLA products. The combination of local engineering support and US stock provides users with shorter lead times to better meet integration needs. With a fully established supply and an exceptional warranty, this new energy-dense product is ready for delivery today. For more information, visit www.mpinarada.com.
About MPINarada: Since 1994, Narada has been a leader of one of the broadest and most reliable VRLA and lithium battery solutions for telecom, data center, colocation, edge, grid, microgrid, and C&I energy storage. MPINarada is the North American operation providing local sales support, engineering and design, and multiple inventory locations.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will host a meeting of the National Space Council at 2:20 p.m. EDT (1:20 p.m. CDT) Friday, Sept. 9. Vice President Kamala Harris will chair the event, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will deliver remarks.
The meeting will air on NASA Television, the agency's website, and the NASA app, as well as the agency's flagship Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube channels.
Prior to the meeting, Vice President Harris will speak with astronauts aboard the International Space Station from Johnson's mission control. The space-to-Earth call includes Expedition 67 NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, and Jessica Watkins. NASA will provide live coverage of the call starting at 10:55 a.m. EDT (9:55 a.m. CDT) on NASA Television, the NASA app, and agency's website.
The vice president also will tour NASA Johnson, including the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF), where spaceflight crews and their support personnel receive training on high-fidelity hardware for real-time mission support. The SVMF consists of space station, Orion, and commercial vehicle mockups, as well as part-task trainers and rack interfaces, a Precision Air Bearing Floor, and a Partial Gravity Simulator.
The meeting is open to pre-credentialed media and the tour will include pooled press.
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UpSwell Marketing's recent fitness survey revealed many still have not returned to the gym and don't currently have plans to rejoin
MARIETTA, Ga., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UpSwell Marketing, a full-service marketing agency focused on helping gyms attract new members and improve member retention, today released the results of their recent fitness consumer survey. These insights help to uncover the new mindset and behaviors of former gym-goers after the fallout of the pandemic.
Gym memberships have seen a resurgence since restrictions were lifted and many fitness centers reopened. However, the industry is still recovering from the pandemic. UpSwell's survey found that while 50% of respondents returned to the gym within 9 months of restrictions lifting, nearly a third (27.71%) of all respondents still have not yet returned to the gym, and 31.23% are working out less in 2022. Of those who have not yet returned, 26.9% stated they don't have current plans to return.
According to Eric Goodstadt, Chief Executive Officer at UpSwell, "Many gym owners are still struggling to recover from the expenses brought on by the pandemic. On top of that, gyms face many new operating challenges within the fitness industry and more competition than before the pandemic. By understanding what would motivate customers to rejoin a gym and the deciding factors affecting those decisions, gyms will see a bigger surge in attendance and new memberships."
The survey revealed that those who have not rejoined a gym are most motivated by steep pricing promotions (31.58%), extra safety precautions, and enhanced cleaning (11.11%). Offering childcare, classes, and vaccine or mask mandates were not as motivating. The biggest deciding factors these customers plan to look for in a new gym included convenience of location (60.65%), new member pricing (43.98%), and the type of equipment offered (39.81%).
While these are all reasons they may choose to rejoin a gym, respondents also valued additional services and benefits of joining one gym over another. The following offerings were highly ranked for generating interest and would persuade them to join or interact with a new fitness studio:
- The ability to bring guests and workout buddies regularly as a part of their membership plan.
- Membership flexibility with the option to pause or put their membership on hold when necessary.
- Significant price discounts for new members, such as joining for $1 or no fees for 3 months.
- Enhanced locker room facilities, including whirlpools, towel service, and grooming products.
While fitness companies struggle to maintain membership momentum in a post-pandemic world, the potential for growth is still there. Two-thirds of those who have not yet rejoined a gym still plan to return, and the survey showed that social media ads and direct mail are a powerful combination to engage with prospects. Creating a compelling strategy using proven marketing methods is a great way to entice these former gym-goers to return.
The fitness survey was conducted in 2022 with a total of 617 respondents in the United States between the ages of 18 - 69, all of which held a gym membership before the onset of Covid-19. To learn more about this survey or get additional insights, reach out to grow@upswellmarketing.com.
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Momentum builds as Vertafore's industry-leading platform enhances connectivity and choice for independent agencies and insurers
DENVER, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertafore®, the leader in modern insurance technology, today announced Acuity Insurance, Westfield Insurance and CNA Insurance are the latest carriers to go live on its award-winning Commercial Submissions™ platform. These additions reflect the platform's growing momentum and bring even more choice to the solution and mark a new milestone in Vertafore's vision to modernize commercial insurance for the independent agency channel.
Vertafore introduced general availability for Commercial Submissions in March 2022. Nearly 800 independent agencies have since signed up to use the platform to quickly quote BOP, workers' compensation and general liability insurance from some of the nation's top carriers.
Technology built for insurance professionals by insurance experts
Vertafore has long been the leader in market connectivity solutions that enable agencies and carriers to speed up binding and quoting. In 2021, Vertafore facilitated more than $13 billion in real-time carrier/agency premium submissions and handled 150 million real-time transactions through its rating and connectivity solutions.
The company built on this connectivity success when it set out to solve challenges of commercial insurance quoting. And since the product's launch, agencies have generated thousands of quotes across three lines of business in 40 states.
The success of Commercial Submissions is the result of a dedicated, experienced Vertafore product and development teams, led by Wendy Haney and David Acker. Haney and Acker have nearly five decades of combined experience developing tools that simplify the day-to-day work of insurance professionals, with a particular focus on solutions that improve connectivity across the insurance distribution channel.
"When Vertafore identifies a technology need in our marketplace, we first consider whether our customers are best served through a partnership, an acquisition, or with a Vertafore-built product," said Amy Zupon, Vertafore CEO. "The depth of our in-house talent, our proven success with personal lines connectivity and our relationships across the distribution channel made it clear that we were in the best position to deliver a high-quality solution to streamline business insurance quoting. And our agency and carrier partners continue to validate that decision."
Industry-leading solution for commercial lines quoting
Commercial Submissions delivers a game-changing experience for independent agents and the business clients they serve. The platform simplifies and automates commercial insurance by:
- Prefilling information from Vertafore agency management systems and third-party sources to reduce redundant, manual data entry.
- Connecting agencies and carriers in real-time, allowing the exchange of structured data and real-time quoting.
- Enabling real-time digital collaboration with clients to complete applications quickly and accurately.
The solution also reflects Vertafore's ongoing, multimillion dollar investment to deliver products with a modern user experience. By building Commercial Submissions from the ground up, Vertafore has placed integration, connectivity, and design thinking at the core of the product. As a result, the solution creates a seamless experience and incorporates inclusive design principles that eliminate barriers, improve accessibility and overcome situational challenges that impede user productivity.
Commercial Submissions has been recognized by the Golden Bridge Awards®, achieving Gold in the Business-to-Business Product category. The solution also landed on the SaaS Awards' shortlist for Best SaaS Newcomer and received a Silver award for the 2021 Best New Insurance Solution from the American Business Awards.
About Vertafore
As North America's InsurTech leader for more than 50 years, Vertafore is modernizing and simplifying the insurance life cycle so that our customers can focus on what matters most. Vertafore's solutions provide end-to-end connectivity across the distribution channel, improve the client and agent experience, unlock the power of data, and streamline essential workflows to drive efficiency, productivity, and profitability for independent agencies, MGAs and carriers. For more information about Vertafore, visit www.vertafore.com.
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Innovative beverage packaging solution to increase attractiveness of can end appearances and reduce carbon footprint
ZÜRICH, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelis Inc., a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider and the world's largest aluminium recycler and manufacturer of beverage can sheet, today announced the company's new laminated aluminium surfaces for beverage can ends that will be showcased September 27 to 29 at ALUMINIUM 2022 in Düsseldorf. This innovative application improves beverage container appearance, increases production process efficiencies and lowers CO2 emissions for European beverage brands and can makers. As a result, it further advances Novelis' leadership in the growing market for aluminium beverage packaging.
Colored aluminium beverage can ends, especially black, are particularly popular for new and innovative beverage products and energy drinks. However, producing lacquered, black ends also poses challenges in terms of color stability and can makers' production processes.
High-quality surfaces and color stability are especially important for the premium beverage segments. Novelis' new aluminium sheet comes with a black laminating film. The laminating film is free of Bisphenol A (BPA) and per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and meets all food and beverage industry requirements.
At Novelis' Göttingen site in Germany, which specializes in rolled aluminium surface finishing, the laminating film is applied by a combination of pressure and heat.
For beverage can makers, adoption of the laminated sheet is simple, as the production of laminated ends does not require any can line retooling. In fact, it requires less cleaning, leading to increased productivity.
Novelis' product innovation supports can makers and beverage brands in reaching their sustainability goals. The lamination of aluminium coils for can ends reduces CO2 emissions by 33%, compared to the conventional liquid coating, as the lamination process requires less heat and chemicals. Laminated ends have no adverse impact on beverage can recyclability. Similar to the conventional can coating, the laminating film is removed as an organic component in the recycling process by thermal pretreatment and waste heat is reused in the process.
"This innovation meets the food and packaging industry's requirements for high-quality, lower CO2 footprint material," said Alexander Kuzan, Vice President of Can for Novelis Europe. "Together with our customers, we are creating better, more sustainable products and efficient manufacturing processes. Using high levels of recycled aluminium in our products helps reduce the consumption of natural resources, strengthen the circular economy and limit climate change."
Novelis annually recycles approximately 80 billion used beverage cans worldwide. In Nachterstedt, Saxony-Anhalt, Novelis operates one of the world's largest, most technologically advanced aluminium recycling centers. At the facility, up to 400,000 tons of aluminium scrap is shredded, sorted, thermally decoated, melted, cast and returned to the infinite production cycle each year.
Together, with its partners along the value chain, Novelis is developing innovative, low-carbon aluminium solutions and creating closed-loop recycling systems for production and end-of-life scrap.
Learn more about laminated aluminium for can ends: https://www.novelis.com/can-innovations/
Novelis Inc. is driven by its purpose of shaping a sustainable world together. We are a global leader in the production of innovative aluminium products and solutions and the world's largest recycler of aluminium. Our ambition is to be the leading provider of low-carbon, sustainable aluminium solutions and to achieve a fully circular economy by partnering with our suppliers, as well as our customers in the aerospace, automotive, beverage can and specialties industries throughout North America, Europe, Asia and South America. Novelis had net sales of $17.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. Novelis is a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited, an industry leader in aluminium and copper, and the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, a multinational conglomerate based in Mumbai. For more information, visit novelis.com.
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Seasoned software veterans to bolster its product and go-to-market efforts
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PrimePay, LLC., a national human capital management (HCM) technology and services leader announced the addition of two new executives: Robert (Robb) Ellis as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Yancy Oshita as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). The news follows the recent appointment of Scott Johnson as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on June 24, 2022.
Robb Ellis, Chief Operating Officer. Ellis most recently served as COO for AbacusNext. Robb is a highly skilled senior leader with a proven track record of providing strategic vision and leadership to both public and private software companies as both a Chief Operating Officer and a Chief Financial Officer. In his role at PrimePay, he oversees the company's day-to-day operations, including the design and execution of business strategies to meet both client and organizational needs. An effective decision maker and business partner, he is focused on generating client satisfaction throughout the entire client experience, as well as delivering operational innovation, excellence and efficiency across PrimePay.
Yancy Oshita, Chief Marketing Officer. Oshita most recently served as Chief Marketing Officer at Stardog, a global cloud data analytics provider. In his role at PrimePay, he leads the company's go-to-market strategy for its HCM and payroll products with a focus on scaling revenue growth and brand awareness. He brings extensive global experience in product marketing, product-led growth, pipeline generation, customer advocacy, and corporate marketing at startup and public software companies including Collibra, Catchpoint, and Oracle.
"PrimePay serves over 18,000 clients across multiple industries, and with the guidance of our new leaders, we will continue serving many more. Our expanded executive team brings decades of invaluable expertise with a rich background in innovative SaaS technology," said Scott Johnson, PrimePay, CEO. "We're thrilled to have Robb and Yancy join PrimePay. They bring a fresh perspective given their combined track record of accelerating growth and exhibiting strong leadership."
These appointments follow the company's earlier expansion of its HCM product offerings to meet growing business and talent demands for small and medium-sized businesses.
About PrimePay
PrimePay®, founded in 1986, is a payroll service and human capital management (HCM) provider, offering solutions that empower businesses to focus on what matters most. We deliver highly configurable HR and payroll solutions designed to create efficiencies and to maximize compliance for our clients across our nationwide presence. To learn more, visit primepay.com.
PrimePay is backed by Aquiline Capital Partners, a private investment firm based in New York and London with $9.6 billion in assets under management that invests in businesses globally across financial services and technology.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), the global leader in logistics real estate, today announced that Tim Arndt, chief financial officer, will participate in two conferences in New York City:
- Barclays 2022 Global Financial Services Conference at the New York Hilton Midtown on Monday Sept. 12, at 10:30 a.m. ET.
- BofA Securities 2022 Global Real Estate Conference at the Conrad New York Downtown on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 1:25 p.m. ET.
Prologis' presentations will broadcast live via audio webcast and can be accessed on https://ir.prologis.com/events-and-presentations.
ABOUT PROLOGIS
Prologis, Inc. is the global leader in logistics real estate with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth markets. As of June 30, 2022, the company owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 1.0 billion square feet (95 million square meters) in 19 countries. Prologis leases modern logistics facilities to a diverse base of approximately 5,800 customers principally across two major categories: business-to-business and retail/online fulfillment.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which we operate as well as management's beliefs and assumptions. Such statements involve uncertainties that could significantly impact our financial results. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," and "estimates," including variations of such words and similar expressions, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future—including statements relating to rent and occupancy growth, development activity, contribution and disposition activity, general conditions in the geographic areas where we operate, our debt, capital structure and financial position, our ability to form new co-investment ventures and the availability of capital in existing or new co-investment ventures—are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained and, therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i) national, international, regional and local economic and political climates; (ii) changes in global financial markets, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates; (iii) increased or unanticipated competition for our properties; (iv) risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions and development of properties; (v) maintenance of real estate investment trust status, tax structuring and changes in income tax laws and rates; (vi) availability of financing and capital, the levels of debt that we maintain and our credit ratings; (vii) risks related to our investments in our co-investment ventures, including our ability to establish new co-investment ventures; (viii) risks of doing business internationally, including currency risks; (ix) environmental uncertainties, including risks of natural disasters; (x) risks related to the current coronavirus pandemic; and (xi) those additional factors discussed in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by us under the heading "Risk Factors." We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this document except as may be required by law.
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Partnership with REEF Technology expands QDOBA's flavor-filled menu in Texas, now available through select delivery services
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QDOBA®, a leading fast-casual Mexican restaurant, is bringing its vibrant and flavorful food to Austin, Texas through the first of two ghost kitchens in the area. In partnership with national ghost kitchen operator, REEF Technology, QDOBA's Austin debut allows an increased number of QDOBA food lovers across the city to conveniently indulge in its tasty menu offerings. Ghost kitchens, also known as delivery-only restaurants, are commercial kitchens optimized for food delivery service apps such as Uber Eats and Postmates.
"Austin is well-known for its lively and flavorful food scene, making it the natural choice for our REEF ghost kitchen launch. It opens the doors to consumers to enjoy our unique spin on Mexican food who haven't had access to QDOBA previously," said Karin Silk, CMO of QDOBA. "Our partnership with REEF means bringing QDOBA's signature flavors, including our well-loved three-cheese queso, salsas and cremas, and handmade guacamole, to Austinites. While this is our first venture into the virtual restaurant space, we can't wait to share the flavor with additional markets!"
According to Statista, the global ghost kitchen market is projected to be worth over $71 billion by 2027. QDOBA is committed to off-premise innovations and ensuring consumers have access to the flavor-filled entrées the brand is known for.
"As a leader in the commercial kitchen space, REEF is expertly ready to fulfill the growing demand of QDOBA's flavor-forward meals and menu offerings to those without access to an in-dining experience," said Kenneth Rourke, president of Kitchens and Retail at REEF. "Austin is a perfect landscape to expand QDOBA's off-premises presence and we commend the brand for its continued off-premise innovation to bring its signature flavors to connected communities throughout Austin neighborhoods."
Austin's REEF ghost kitchens will be available exclusively on Uber Eats, Grub Hub, Postmates, Deliveroo and DoorDash. Each location will offer QDOBA's high quality menu with favorites such as bowls, burritos and a variety of flavorful salsas, sauces and toppings. As always, guests can add hand-crafted guacamole and signature 3-Cheese Queso to any entrée at no extra charge.
QDOBA is a fast-casual Mexican restaurant with more than 740 locations in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Committed to bringing flavor to people's lives, QDOBA uses ingredients freshly prepared in-house by hand throughout the day to create a variety of flavorful menu options. Guests can experience QDOBA's delicious offerings by customizing their own burritos, bowls, tacos, quesadillas, nachos and salads to suit their personal tastes and cravings. For four years running, QDOBA has been voted the "Best Fast Casual Restaurant" as part of the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards.
Backed by 25 years of proven success in the U.S., and recently Canada and Puerto Rico, QDOBA is prioritizing franchise growth in key markets such as Arizona, Georgia, Ohio, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Pennsylvania. For additional information about the QDOBA franchise opportunity, visit www.qdobafranchise.com.
Discover more at www.QDOBA.com or on the QDOBA app, which is available for download on the iTunes App Store or Google Play. Fans can also connect with QDOBA on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok.
REEF transforms urban spaces into community hubs that create jobs and bring new goods, services and experiences to the neighborhood. With a proximity ecosystem of over 8,000 locations and a team that's over 15,000 strong, REEF is the largest operator of parking real estate and delivery kitchens in North America. By connecting the world to your block, we're making the place you live the place you love to be.
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Session will be Webcast
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Douglas Peterson, President and Chief Executive Officer of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), will participate in the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on September 12, 2022 in New York, NY. Mr. Peterson is scheduled to speak from 8:15 a.m. to 8:55 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The "fireside chat" will be webcast and may include forward-looking information.
Webcast Instructions: Live and Replay
The webcast will be available live and in replay through the Company's Investor Relations website http://investor.spglobal.com/Investor-Presentations (please copy and paste URL into web browser). The webcast replay will be available approximately 3 hours after the end of the presentation and will remain accessible for three months, ending on December 10, 2022. Any additional information presented during the session will be made available on the Company's Investor Presentations web page.
About S&P Global
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) provides essential intelligence. We enable governments, businesses and individuals with the right data, expertise and connected technology so that they can make decisions with conviction. From helping our customers assess new investments to guiding them through ESG and energy transition across supply chains, we unlock new opportunities, solve challenges and accelerate progress for the world.
We are widely sought after by many of the world's leading organizations to provide credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help the world's leading organizations plan for tomorrow, today. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com.
Investor Relations: http://investor.spglobal.com
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Session will be Webcast
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ewout Steenbergen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), will participate in the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference on September 13, 2022 in San Francisco, CA. Mr. Steenbergen is scheduled to speak from 7:30 a.m. to 8:10 a.m. (Pacific Daylight Time). The "fireside chat" will be webcast and may include forward-looking information.
Webcast Instructions: Live and Replay
The webcast will be available live and in replay through the Company's Investor Relations website http://investor.spglobal.com/Investor-Presentations (please copy and paste URL into web browser). The webcast replay will be available approximately 3 hours after the end of the presentation and will remain accessible for three months, ending on December 11, 2022. Any additional information presented during the session will be made available on the Company's Investor Presentations web page.
About S&P Global
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) provides essential intelligence. We enable governments, businesses and individuals with the right data, expertise and connected technology so that they can make decisions with conviction. From helping our customers assess new investments to guiding them through ESG and energy transition across supply chains, we unlock new opportunities, solve challenges and accelerate progress for the world.
We are widely sought after by many of the world's leading organizations to provide credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help the world's leading organizations plan for tomorrow, today. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com.
Investor Relations: http://investor.spglobal.com
Get news direct via RSS: https://investor.spglobal.com/contact-investor-relations/rss-feeds/default.aspx
Contacts:
Investor Relations:
Mark Grant
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Tel: + 1 347 640 1521
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Spect is committed to the industry's highest standards for managing customer data
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spect, the leading provider of Eyecare, Anywhere; which offers end-to-end eye disease screening solutions, announced today they have completed the SOC 2® Type 1 attestation.
"SOC 2 attestation is a milestone that validates the intention we have put into designing our platform and procedures from day one. Our patients and customers need to trust that when they share data with us it will be handled in a safe and secure manner, and this is one way of demonstrating that," said Spect CTO Drew Hosford.
SOC 2 is a rigorous compliance standard developed by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) that is designed to specify how organizations should manage customer data. As part of the attestation process, Spect completed a thorough SOC 2 Type 1 compliance audit, providing documentation on processes, data management infrastructure, and a progressive approach to data access permissions.
While the Type 1 audit is not a required prerequisite to Type 2, organizations like Spect who complete the Type 1 first are helping to mitigate potential audit loops and timeline extensions by ensuring their compliance program design is fundamentally sound before entering the Type 2 observation period.
To earn this attestation, Spect partnered with Laika, a compliance-as-a-service platform that helps companies manage infosec and privacy compliance, obtain security certifications and build credibility with their customers. Spect executed SOC 2 Type 1 by working with Laika's integrated audit feature via Laika Compliance, LLC.
Spect is a data science company and the leading provider of Eyecare, Anywhere. Spect's first product offering is an end-to-end eye disease screening solution. Our mission is to prevent blindness with the early detection of eye disease and to build a platform for healthcare data analytics. Since the eye is the Check Engine Light of the Body™, it serves as a key predictor of eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, as well as whole-body diseases, such as stroke, Parkinson's, and more. Our telemedicine platform trains medical assistants and renders a diagnostic report in minutes. We fill a critical healthcare gap for patients and clinics while delivering best-in-class service and financial outcomes.
For more information, visit: www.getspect.com or email us at info@getspect.com.
Laika offers unified software and services to simplify and automate SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and other information security compliances. Grow faster, build trust, and implement scalable security practices through solutions for certification and attestation, security questionnaires, audit management, and continuous compliance monitoring.
Laika was founded by Austin Ogilvie and Sam Li, both two-time founders and Y Combinator alumni, and industry veteran Eva Pittas, who oversaw global risk and compliance functions at Citigroup for 20 years. Learn more at www.heylaika.com.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for DMS, RIOT, AZRE, SDIG, and MARA.
To see how InvestorsObserver's proprietary scoring system rates these stocks, view the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alert by selecting the corresponding link.
- DMS: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=DMS&prnumber=090920221
- RIOT: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=RIOT&prnumber=090920221
- AZRE: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=AZRE&prnumber=090920221
- SDIG: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=SDIG&prnumber=090920221
- MARA: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=MARA&prnumber=090920221
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InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alerts are based on our proprietary scoring methodology. Each stock is evaluated based on short-term technical, long-term technical and fundamental factors. Each of those scores is then combined into an overall score that determines a stock's overall suitability for investment.
InvestorsObserver provides patented technology to some of the biggest names on Wall Street and creates world-class investing tools for the self-directed investor on Main Street. We have a wide range of tools to help investors make smarter decisions when investing in stocks or options.
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A roundup of the week's most newsworthy energy industry press releases from PR Newswire
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the energy and natural resources industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
- Energy Leaders Invest $60 Million to Transform America's Heartland into Hub for Energy Technology Startups
Spearheaded by venture capital firm Energy Innovation Capital (EIC), the first-of-its-kind initiative aims to attract energy technology startups to the region with access to resources including free office space and custom startup support services. - Juniper Capital and Boomtown Announce the Formation of North Peak Oil & Gas
North Peak will be the largest lease holder in the Wyoming DJ Basin with approximately 150,000 net acres. - Syncarpha Capital - First Community Solar Project In Maine Is Operational
This 6.5MW solar array is expected to generate electricity for about 1,050 Maine residents' homes connected with Central Maine Power. - Battery Swapping Beginning to Show Unique Capabilities, Reports IDTechEx
The new report "Battery Swapping for Electric Vehicles 2022-2032: Technology, Players and Forecasts" by IDTechEx includes forecasts for global adoption of this technology outside of China. - Open for Business! SCOA Teams Up with North Dakota to Develop Clean Energy Projects; Achieve Net-Zero
Both parties will study a wide variety of possibilities covering sustainable aviation fuel supply chain development, CCS/CCUS project development, hydrogen/ammonia supply chain development, geothermal utilization, CI (Carbon Intensity) measurement and agriculture optimization, and digital transformation. - Sortera Alloys Announces Expansion to Increase Capacity to Process 150 Million lbs. of Scrap Alloy Annually
Sortera's technology sorts, captures, and recycles high-quality aluminum from existing streams of mixed alloy scrap that are typically shipped abroad for processing or downgraded into lower-quality secondary materials. - Imperial advances renewable diesel plans, awards hydrogen contract to Air Products
Imperial will use Air Products' low-carbon hydrogen to produce renewable diesel at Strathcona (in Edmonton, Alberta) that substantially reduces greenhouse gas emissions relative to conventional production. The hydrogen and biofeedstock will be combined with a proprietary catalyst to produce premium low-carbon diesel fuel. - Arcelik Responds to Earth's Crisis Call in IFA Keynote with Urgent Appeal for Climate Action
In addition to championing resource efficient innovations, global household appliances manufacturer Arcelik also leverages the latest technologies across its own production operations to identify water risks and increase efficiency.
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A roundup of the week's most newsworthy financial industry press releases from PR Newswire
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the finance industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
- USAA Survey Data Shows Inflation Affecting Discretionary Spending; Retirement Preparations Largely Untouched
Inflation is top-of-mind for most Americans, as a majority say that they have reduced household spending in many areas except when it comes to retirement savings and life insurance. - Truist Insurance Holdings further enhances premium finance business with acquisition of BankDirect Capital Finance
The transaction will add over $3 billion in loans to Truist Insurance Holdings' premium finance business—which also includes CAFO Inc., its Canadian operation—while broadening its business into the life insurance arena. - Meet the 50 Leaders of Change taking us into a new economy
50 Leaders of Change, a campaign by acclaimed production company TBD Media Group, is bringing the stories of the world's most innovative businesses from across sectors to showcase their vision of the future. - Salary Increase Budgets Reach 20-Year High
Sue Holloway, Director, WorldatWork, says, "The rapid rise in salary increase budgets over the past couple years, combined with today's volatile economic environment, challenge HR pros to leverage data and think strategically as they formulate 2023 compensation budget recommendations and negotiate with CFOs." - Home Showing Activity Slows as Buyer Demand Continues Rebalancing from Historic Highs
July's foot traffic is down year-over-year across the U.S., according to data from ShowingTime, reflective of last summer's incredible surge in buyer demand. - ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 132,000 Jobs in August; Annual Pay was Up 7.6%
"Our data suggests a shift toward a more conservative pace of hiring, possibly as companies try to decipher the economy's conflicting signals," said Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. "We could be at an inflection point, from super-charged job gains to something more normal." - Sean 'Diddy' Combs Invests in REC, a Resource Hub for Creators
Founded by Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients, Will Toms & Dave Silver, REC is an ecosystem designed and dedicated to providing creative people with the resources, communities and opportunities to pursue their passions and entrepreneurial goals. - Minority Equality Opportunities Acquisition Inc. Announces Merger with Hispanic-Led and founded Cloud Services Company Digerati Technologies
The all-stock transaction forms a company with an initial equity value of approximately $228 million translating into an enterprise value of approximately $145 million, assuming no redemptions from MEOA's shareholders.
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- Related Resources: Read and subscribe to our journalist- and blogger-focused blog, Beyond Bylines, for media news roundups, writing tips, upcoming events, and more.
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PR Newswire for Journalists (PRNJ) is an exclusive community that includes over 20,000 journalists, bloggers and influencers who are logging into their PRNJ accounts specifically looking for story ideas. PR Newswire thoroughly researches and vets this community to verify their identity as a member of the press, blogger or influencer. PRNJ users cover more than 200 beats and verticals.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. ("Cogent") (NASDAQ: CCOI), one of the largest Internet service providers in the world, today announced a time change for Dave Schaeffer's, Cogent's Chief Executive Officer, presentation at the following conference:
The Deutsche Bank 30th Annual Leveraged Finance Conference is being held at the Phoenician in Scottsdale, AZ. Dave Schaeffer will now be presenting on Tuesday, September 20th at 2:15 p.m. MDT.
Investors and other interested parties may access a live audio webcast of the conference presentation by going to the "Events" section of Cogent's website at www.cogentco.com/events. A replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days following the presentation.
Cogent (NASDAQ: CCOI) is a facilities-based provider of low cost, high speed Internet access and private network services to bandwidth intensive businesses. Cogent's facilities-based, all-optical IP network provides services in over 219 markets across 51 countries.
Cogent is headquartered at 2450 N Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. For more information, visit www.cogentco.com. Cogent can be reached in the United States at (202) 295-4200 or via email at info@cogentco.com.
Information in this release may involve expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. The statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. Numerous factors could cause or contribute to such differences. Some of the factors and risks associated with our business are discussed in Cogent's registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in its other reports filed from time to time with the SEC.
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BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Game of Silks and VaynerSports Pass are teaming up to enhance the appeal of thoroughbred horse racing in the metaverse. All VaynerSports Pass holders will have the ability to gain access to a VSP horse farm and estate in the Game of Silks metaverse where they can stable their Silks race horses and collaborate with fellow VSP community members to pool their racing winnings.
Game of Silks and VaynerSports Pass are two of the top sports-related NFT projects and this collaboration will bring additional value to their individual ecosystems. Moreover, the collaboration will unlock new value for the two communities, paving the way for a more prominent thoroughbred horse racing presence in the Web3 ecosystem.
"We are incredibly excited to build VSP Racing Stables as one of our first custom community-owned farms in the Silks metaverse.", says Dan Nissanoff, Founder and CEO, Game of Silks, Inc.
By joining forces, VSP Racing Stables will establish a significant presence in the Silks Metaverse, including a dedicated farm, stables, and estate. The estate will play a crucial role in social gatherings, as VaynerSports Pass holders can meet up, watch their horses race, and engage in shared interests.
Furthermore, VSP NFT holders can Stable their thoroughbred horses in the VSP Stable and share in earnings with other horse owners. This is similar to pooling together liquidity, but in this case, real-world liquidity driven by competitive horse racing and the associated performance.
To commemorate the collaboration, VSP holders will be granted access to a unique VSP Holder-only Silks Avatar Mint. Game of Silks features Avatars that represent the identity of each member dynasty.
The Game of Silks vision for blending together the real world of horse racing & the metaverse aligns perfectly with our vision of sports & NFTs says AJ Vaynerchuk Co-Founder of VSP.
Beyond the Silks Avatar Mint, VSP holders will access major sports events in the horse racing industry. That includes being eligible for attending the Kentucky Derby from the Tropical Racing and Silks finish line suites. More information on this and other utilities provided by owning a VSP can be found on the project's website and social channels.
Game of Silks (Silks) is the first derivative play-to-earn metaverse that mirrors the real world of thoroughbred horse racing. The Silks metaverse will be powered by a play-to-earn economy where participants can own, trade, and interact with a variety of in-game NFTs, earn rewards through skilled gameplay, and experience the thrill of thoroughbred horse ownership.
Game of Silks was launched in June 2021 by Co-founders, Dan Nissanoff and Troy Levy. It is a top 15 all-time sports NFT project on the Ethereum blockchain on Opensea. To read the Silks whitepaper and learn more, visit silks.io or join the Silks Discord.
VaynerSports Pass (VSP) is a collection of NFTs providing holders with unique token-gated experiences, community rewards, curated partner mints, game theory opportunities, and collaborations with some of the best sports related brands.
Unlike the vast majority of NFT projects, what makes VSP uniquely distinct is that it's been built on top of VaynerSports, a highly reputable and established sports agency representing 100+ world class athletes from the ranks of professional American Football, Baseball, MMA and Esports. This unique structure allows VSP holders to be connected with a real pro sports organization, get behind the scenes access to VaynerSports athletes and be invested in their lives and careers.
AJ Vaynerchuk is the founder of VaynerSports Pass and the co-founder and co-CEO of athlete representation firm VaynerSports. He is a certified agent in the NFLPA, MLBPA and NBPA. AJ previously served as the COO and co-founder of VaynerMedia and is an angel investor in several large companies such as Uber and Venmo. He is also a partner in the VaynerFund which includes RTFKT Studios, Immutable X and Pixel Vault as part of its portfolio.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Very Good Food Company Inc. (NASDAQ: VGFC) (TSXV: VERY.V) (FSE: OSI) ("VERY GOOD" or the "Company"), a leading plant-based food technology company, announces it will present at H.C. Wainwright's 24TH Annual Global Investment Conference ("H.C. Wainwright's Conference") and at The Emerging Growth Conference. Chief Executive Officer, Parimal Rana will be representing VERY GOOD at both conferences.
H.C. Wainwright's Conference is being held on September 12-14, 2022. H.C. Wainwright & Co. is hosting its 24th Annual Global Investment Conference, which is being held as a hybrid event on September 12 to 14, 2022. The in-person venue for the event is the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York City located at 455 Madison Avenue. Virtual participation will be staged simultaneously with over 500 company presentations scheduled as live feed or available on-demand.
VERY GOOD will present at H.C. Wainwright's Conference on Monday, September 12th, 2022, at 7:00 AM Eastern Time.
If you are an institutional investor and would like to listen to the Company's presentation at H.C Wainwright's 24th Annual Global Investment Conference, please click here to register for the conference.
The Emerging Growth Conference is being held on Wednesday, September 14th, 2022. VERY GOOD will be presenting at 1:30 PM Eastern Time. The Company's presentation at the Emerging Growth Conference will be available via webcast.
Questions can be submitted in advance to: Questions@EmergingGrowth.com.
* Participants should reference that questions are directed to The Very Good Food Company by including the Company's ticker in the subject line.
The VERY GOOD Food Company Inc. is an emerging plant-based food technology company that produces nutritious and delicious plant-based meat and cheese products under VERY GOOD's core brands: The VERY GOOD Butchers and The VERY GOOD Cheese Co. www.verygoodfood.com.
OUR MISSION IS LOFTY BUT BEAUTIFULLY SIMPLE: GET MILLIONS TO RETHINK THEIR FOOD CHOICES WHILE HELPING THEM DO THE WORLD A WORLD OF GOOD. BY OFFERING PLANT-BASED FOOD OPTIONS SO DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS, WE'RE HELPING THIS KIND OF DIET BECOME THE NORM.
ON BEHALF OF THE VERY GOOD FOOD COMPANY INC.
Parimal Rana
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SHANGHAI, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi STA, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec, today announced the opening of a new sterile lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulation development and manufacturing facility at its Wuxi city campus. Created in response to the increasing demand for complex injection dosage forms, this new facility marks the company's fast-growing parenteral formulation capabilities and is yet another opportunity to enable customers as they develop and deliver better medicines for patients.
This new facility integrates multi-channel chip, micro-mixer system, and complex preparation system into a multi-channel micro-mixer core LNP manufacturing platform, offering significant advantages in drug-loading, liposome particle size control, and encapsulation efficiency. In addition, the modular design provides greater processing flexibility, enabling this platform to serve a wide range of manufacturing scales from 10-50 L per batch.
As a premier Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), WuXi STA's integrated drug product platform offers a full spectrum of services, including solid-state development, pre-formulation, formulation development, and clinical to commercial drug product manufacturing with a variety of drug delivery technologies, including a broad range of oral and injectable dosage forms. This new sterile LNP platform further expands our end-to-end capabilities.
WuXi STA has 12 sites across the U.S., Europe and Asia that offer a wide range of services and meet global regulatory standards. Together with other development and manufacturing sites, this new platform provides considerable synergy with the company's oligonucleotide CRDMO platform. The LNP delivery system is particularly advantageous in overcoming the bioavailability challenge of oligonucleotides and their conjugates.
Dr. Minzhang Chen, Co-CEO of WuXi AppTec and CEO of WuXi STA, commented, "We are pleased to support our partners with this state-of-the-art LNP facility to meet the growing demand for advanced injection dosage forms. We will continue to expand our CRDMO platform's capacity and capabilities to enable our partners to accelerate more innovative drugs to market for patients worldwide."
About WuXi STA
WuXi STA (stapharma.com), a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec, is a leading pharmaceutical development and manufacturing capability and technology platform company serving the life sciences industry, with global operations. As a premier Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), WuXi STA offers its worldwide partners efficient, flexible and high-quality solutions for integrated chemical, manufacturing and controls (CMC) from preclinical to commercial uses, including the development and manufacturing of small molecule, oligonucleotide, peptide and various complex chemical conjugate.
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LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XM is beyond proud to announce that it has ranked second (2) in a list of Europe's top employers in 2022, in the 'Best Medium Workplaces' category, as awarded by the Great Place to Work™ Institute.
To be recognised as a Great Place to Work™ by such a globally renowned institution is a true honour. It is proof of the company's commitment to creating a big, fair, and human workplace, as well as a company culture geared towards inclusivity. Furthermore, it reflects the growth and development of the FinTech industry in Cyprus, marking the first time a Cypriot company has achieved such a high ranking.
For Maria Hadjipanteli, the company's Group Chief People & Culture Officer, this accolade is reflective of all the hard work that has been done to build a positive working environment:
"Big. Fair. Human has always been at the core of our DNA as a company, and those values apply not only to the way we treat our clients, but also our employees. We appreciate that all the success XM has experienced over the last decade wouldn't have been possible without the hard work of our people, which is why we focus on fostering a positive workplace culture, so that they have the best environment not only to perform, but to grow and develop."
Kyriakos Iacovides, General Manager of Great Place to Work™ Cyprus had this to say about XM's important achievement:
"XM's exceptional distinction in being awarded second place on the list of Europe's Best Medium Workplaces in 2022 honours more than just the company, but Cyprus as a whole. By securing such a high ranking, XM represents the quality of the FinTech industry in Cyprus, on a Pan-European stage."
XM has been a global leader in multi-asset online trading for over a decade and employs over 750 professionals, across countless disciplines, all over the world.
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Queen Elizabeth II is being mourned by her family, fans and admirers. In Britain, her death at age 96 has thrown a state apparatus into motion that has sat idle for 70 years — since Elizabeth's father, King George VI, died in 1952.
The British government dubbed the intricate protocol of handling Elizabeth's death "Operation London Bridge." It ranges from succession rules to the process of bringing the queen's coffin from Balmoral Castle in Scotland to London.
The London Bridge plans were leaked to Politico last fall. Some of the details may have changed since then — but using them as a guide, here's a brief look at what the documents say will happen in the first 10 days after the end of the queen's record-setting reign:
Day Zero
The royal household notifies the public of the queen's death. Prince Charles immediately succeeds to the throne upon his mother's death. He will be known as King Charles III. His wife, Camilla, becomes queen consort. The couple stay at Balmoral overnight.
Flags fly at half-staff across the British government, and will remain so until 8 a.m. on the morning after the queen's funeral. Charles issues a brief statement, as does U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Numerous commemorations are planned, from moments of silence to military gun salutes and remembrances in honor of Elizabeth.
The royal family posts an online Book of Condolence on its website.
Day 1
The king announces a period of royal mourning, to be observed until seven days after the queen's funeral — the exact date of which remains uncertain.
Two 96-round gun salutes honoring the queen — one round for each year of her life — are fired at 1 p.m. local time Friday in London, in Hyde Park and at the Tower of London.
Both houses of Parliament delay their start until noon, when they observe a moment of silence for the late queen. Members then begin delivering tributes, with proceedings expected to run until about 10 p.m.
St. Paul's Cathedral holds a service of prayer and reflection for Elizabeth, starting at 6 p.m. local time. The service is open to up to 2,000 members of the public and is streamed online.
Week 1
On Saturday morning, the Accession Council meets at St. James's Palace in London, where it formally declares Elizabeth's death and proclaims the new sovereign's accession to the throne. Charles then reads and signs a centuries-old oath to uphold the security of the Church in Scotland and ensure continuity of government.
On the same day, senior members of Parliament take an oath of allegiance to King Charles III. The two houses continue their tributes and frame a message of condolence to the king.
Elizabeth's body is brought from Scotland to Buckingham Palace in London. A ceremonial procession carries her coffin to Westminster. She lies in state at Westminster Hall for three days, during which the public can visit for 23 hours of each day.
As final funeral preparations are being made in London, Charles travels to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, visiting leaders in the United Kingdom.
Day 10
A state funeral service is held at Westminster Abbey, triggering an observance of two minutes' silence in the U.K.
After a final service in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, the queen is buried on the castle grounds next to her husband, Prince Philip, who died in April 2021.
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When federal student loan borrowers take a breath from celebrating the cancelation of some or all of their federal student loans, millions of them could be in for a nasty surprise:
While President Biden's sweeping student debt relief won't be subject to federal income tax, in seven states borrowers may have to pay state income tax on all those canceled loans.
Before 2021, student debt cancelation was generally considered a form of income, and therefore taxable both at the federal and usually state level. But in March of 2021, the American Rescue Plan changed that, at least temporarily: Until the end of 2025, Congress said, the U.S. government will not consider canceled student loan debts to be taxable income.
Now that the Biden administration has unveiled its sweeping new debt cancelation plan, this federal exemption is a really big deal. That's because most places follow the federal government's lead when it comes to income tax.
"The majority of states that have an income tax essentially say, 'Whatever the federal government says is gross income, we say the same thing,' " explains John Brooks, a Fordham University professor who studies both tax policy and student loan law.
But seven states are out of step with federal tax policy and have either said they will tax debt relief or still have policies that could require it, barring a change in state law.
States where borrowers may be taxed for loan cancellation
1. North Carolina
Like most states, North Carolina conforms to federal tax law. What's interesting here is that the state decided, in spite of Congress, to tax student debt relief.
In a statement, the North Carolina Department of Revenue tells NPR the state's General Assembly chose not to adopt the federal student debt tax exemption. "The Department is monitoring any further enactments by the General Assembly that could change the taxability of student loan forgiveness in North Carolina," a spokesperson says.
But for now, it's taxable. And the Assembly has given no indication it will change that.
2. Indiana
Like North Carolina, Indiana tends to follow federal tax policy, but has similarly chosen to break with Congress on this. Tax officials there have confirmed (to the AP) that residents will be expected to list any debt relief they receive under taxable income.
3. Mississippi
Now things get more complicated. Unlike most states, Mississippi doesn't follow federal tax policy, so the changes in the American Rescue Plan don't mean much there. That's no guarantee they will ultimately tax debt relief; it just means that, right now, there's nothing on the state's books to exempt canceled loans.
As such, Mississippi's Department of Revenue has reportedly confirmed that under current state law, student debt relief is taxable.
4. Arkansas
Like Mississippi, Arkansas' tax policies don't follow federal policy, so, again, there's no obvious exemption on the books there to protect debt relief from being taxed. But... Arkansas has not yet said it will tax these canceled loans.
In an email to NPR, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration says, "Our Department is currently reviewing whether debt forgiveness in this scenario is subject to state income tax in Arkansas. If we determine this is indeed subject to state income tax, legislative action would be required to change/exempt it. The next session of the Arkansas General Assembly is scheduled to begin in early 2023."
5. Minnesota
Now the murky gets even murkier. While most states mirror federal tax policy, some are simply out-of-date, like Minnesota. It conforms to federal policy that pre-dates the American Rescue Plan, going back to 2018, when debt relief was still considered taxable.
The fact that Minnesota could technically tax debt relief is not an intentional response to the news, says Jared Walczak of the Tax Foundation. Walczak advises state leaders on tax policy and has been paying close attention to this income tax conundrum.
"They did not go through with this saying, 'Well, if President Biden makes this policy enactment, we are going to tax this.' This is just the continuation of existing law. It's where pretty much every state would have been a year ago."
But most states have updated their policies, Walczak says. Minnesota and a handful of other states, "because of the quirks of their tax codes, have not. That is something they could potentially fix."
Minnesota's Democratic governor tried to fix it, introducing a tax bill during the last legislative session that would have brought the state up-to-date, "however, that legislation was not passed so Minnesota is currently out of conformity with federal law in that area," a spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Revenue writes in an email to NPR.
"If the state does not conform to this federal law, then Minnesota taxpayers who have their student debt discharged will have to add back this amount for Minnesota income tax purposes."
6. Wisconsin
Like Minnesota, Wisconsin also conforms to outdated federal tax policy, in this case from 2020, just a few months before the ARPA exempted student debt relief.
"It hasn't updated it since then," says Brooks at Fordham University, "which is not to say that they don't want to. It just doesn't seem to be an immediate priority right now in their legislative calendar." Brooks says that's in part because the federal debt relief action is still brand new.
Both Minnesota and Wisconsin could still update their state tax policies and choose to exempt student debt relief. Though any changes would need to happen by early 2023, before tax season, or last-minute tweaks could lead to widespread confusion.
7. California
Believe it or not, it's possible this Democratic stronghold could find itself having to tax millions of Californians who qualify for Biden's debt relief plan – because the state conforms to federal tax policy from 2015, according to the Tax Foundation. It does have tax exclusions on the books for some specific kinds of debt relief, like loans canceled through an income-based repayment plan, but, depending on whom you ask, it's either unclear or unlikely that those can be applied to Biden's recent announcement.
In an email to NPR, a spokesperson for the California Franchise Tax Board says they can't yet say if debt relief in California will be taxable because they need more information from the U.S. Department of Education. "We are saying the loan forgiveness (i.e., cancellation of indebtedness) would be taxable in California UNLESS this federal student loan debt is repaid or canceled pursuant to 1098e of Title 20 of the United States Code."
Secret decoder ring: That section of the tax code refers to debts discharged through income-based repayment plans. And, says Walczak, "I can't imagine any scenario in which [debt under the Biden plan] would be forgiven under those sections."
In other words, California leaders will likely need to take some additional action if they don't want the state taxing millions of student loan borrowers there.
How much income tax borrowers may have to pay
President Biden's loan forgiveness plan would cancel up to $10,000 in debt for individuals who earn less than $125,000 a year, or less than $250,000 a year for couples; and it would cancel up to $20,000 for borrowers who received a Pell Grant in college and meet those income requirements.
Assuming a hypothetical state income tax rate of 5%, a borrower who receives $10,000 in debt cancellation would be on the hook for $500 in state income tax, and a borrower who receives the Pell-eligible $20,000 in relief could have to pay as much as $1,000 to the state.
That may be a high bar for some borrowers. After all, this relief is a debt reset; it's not a windfall of dollars that can then be used to pay off an unexpected tax liability.
"A lot of people anticipate some amount of return and really depend on that at the end of the year to get that money back. So if that gets wiped out, I could see that really disrupting people's financial planning," says Colin Stroud, who lives in Madison, Wisc., and says he qualifies for $10,000 in debt cancellation.
Stroud says, while he can afford the added tax bill if it comes to that, "I just don't understand why you would want to spring this on people. I don't know what is gained by it."
Also, while we're talking about only a handful of states, this is not only a handful of borrowers.
According to federal data from March 2022, almost 8 million federal student loan borrowers live in just these seven states, and the vast majority likely qualify for debt relief.
What borrowers should know about filing their taxes
There's one more reason this muddle could cause yet more confusion come tax time:
The U.S. government has instructed student loan servicing companies not to mail a federal 1099-C form to the millions of borrowers who receive debt relief. This matters, a lot.
In the past, the 1099-C form has been sent not only to borrowers who receive debt relief, notifying them of their tax burden, but also to state tax authorities.
This year, though, because debt relief is not considered taxable income at the federal level, the U.S. government won't be sending out 1099-C forms. That's because if 40 million borrowers receive a form suggesting they owe federal income tax on their debt relief, when they don't, "that would confuse the heck out of a lot of taxpayers," Brooks says.
But without this 1099-C form, it's state tax authorities who'll be confused.
States that want to collect income tax on these canceled student debts won't have a clear way of knowing who got help and who didn't. Tax preparers and tax preparation software can ask borrowers if they received debt relief, and borrowers will have a legal responsibility to answer truthfully, but, without that 1099-C, states will have to rely on the word of borrowers.
Brooks and Walczak both say many borrowers might not report their debt relief as income – not because they're trying to commit fraud but because it simply wouldn't occur to them that it would be taxable, since they're not being asked to pay federal income taxes.
"This is difficult. This is new. People aren't necessarily expecting it, and especially if you don't have documentation being sent to you like you would with just about any other form of debt discharge. It's putting people at a disadvantage," Walczak says.
"If borrowers don't report it," Brooks says, "the state tax agencies don't know that there was cancellation. Everybody just moves on, and it doesn't actually get taxed at the state level in a practical sense, even if the state law says that it should be."
Brooks and Walczak recommend borrowers in these states stay tuned.
It's possible, perhaps even likely, that, given these complications, one or more of these states will update their tax policies in the coming months and follow Congress' lead after all.
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Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving British monarch, dies at 96. EU ministers will meet to discuss Russia's energy disruptions. DOJ appeals special master review of documents seized by the FBI.
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Police in Uvalde said Thursday evening that a shooting at the city's Memorial Park has injured two people, but that "it is not a dangerous situation for the general public."
Thursday's shooting occurred about a mile away from Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers on May 24.
A spokesperson for the Uvalde Together Resiliency Center said counselors briefly evacuated following news of Thursday’s shooting but were back and available to help community members.
“Counselors understand that this latest incident may be triggering for surviving families of the Robb Elementary School shooting. Counselors are available to assist in any way needed to provide comfort and support,” said the spokesperson.
The victims in Thursday's shooting, a 22 year old and a juvenile, were transported to a hospital in San Antonio. Police said four people are in custody.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said on Twitter that it is assisting the Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde Sheriff's office, calling it a "suspected gang related shooting."
Gov. Greg Abbott said he reached out to local officials to offer the state’s support.
“After speaking with the mayor and the county judge about the immediate need for more law enforcement support, I have directed the Department of Public Safety to conduct patrol operations in the gang hotspots, send an additional six DPS trooper units to work around the clock, and begin coordinating an anti-gang effort with the city,” Abbott said in a statement.
A Texas House investigative report blamed DPS along with Border Patrol and local law enforcement for what it called a "systemic failure" in the response to the Robb Elementary School Shooting in May, when 376 officers waited more than an hour to confront the gunman. The report also singled out DPS for releasing misleading information to the public in the days following the shooting.
This is a developing story that will be updated.
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Ski masks. The cover of night. The smuggling of resources across borders.
These are some of the ingredients that go into the myth of an event memorialized as the “Midnight Connection.”
On May 4, 1976, a power company based in Texas sent electricity from a substation in Vernon, Texas, to Altus, Okla. By doing so, they were breaking a deal among power companies in Texas to keep electricity within state borders.
On its face, the company’s decision to hook up power between Texas and Oklahoma was a move to protect its business interests. But the legacy of the Midnight Connection has gone far beyond that. The short-lived attempt to bind the Texas grid more closely with the rest of the country raised questions about Texas' electric reliability and oversight that, since the 2021 blackout, seem even more pressing today.
“The battle was exhilarating, and it taught us a great deal about the pros and cons of interconnection,” said Richard Cudahy, who authored what appears to be the definitive article on the subject, titled "The Second Battle of the Alamo: The Midnight Connection."
What led to the Midnight Connection?
In 1935, the U.S. enacted the Public Utility Holding Company Act. It required electric companies that oversaw different utilities to be integrated — that is, to have physical connections with each other so that power could flow between them.
This created a big problem for one power company with holdings in Texas. Central and Southwest Corporation owned four utilities in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. They needed to connect them or the company would be broken up.
The problem was this: electric providers in Texas had long maintained an informal agreement not to send power across state lines. The decision was made as a way to avoid federal regulation. If power stayed in Texas, companies and the state regulators they worked with had more control.
Central and Southwest Corporation had a choice to make: either break the Texas agreement not to send power over the border or submit to federal law and get broken up into smaller companies.
“It was destined for the scrap heap unless it could attain electrical integration, which required joining each of its four constituent utilities, not only in ultimate ownership (as already has been accomplished) but also in the purposeful exchange of electricity," Cudahy wrote.
Fortunately for the company, about four decades passed before anyone called attention to the fact that Central and Southwest utilities were not connected with each other. In the early 1970s a lawsuit was filed on behalf of electric utilities in Oklahoma, arguing that Central and Southwest was not following federal law.
In response, the company conducted a study to show the benefits of connecting its four power utilities — even though that meant connecting across state lines. The study argued that doing so would make their utilities more efficient and save customers money. In other words, connecting was a no brainer.
“I think that we felt like we had a good position, a good public interest position to pursue and to carry this out to achieve those savings for our customers,” said Holman King, a vice president at the time of one of the company's utilities, West Texas Utilities.
It was then that Central and Southwest decided to make a bold move. It would connect two of its utilities and send power across state lines in defiance of the Texas agreement not to, in what has since been coined the “Midnight Connection.”
“They realized they had to do something. And their answer was to connect across the Red River and into Oklahoma,” Brad Jones, interim CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, told KUT.
“It’s some dramatic stuff.” he said. "They just kind of threw a [power] line across the red river.”
You might imagine a crew of transmission workers in ski masks and black clothing, stealthily creeping around this substation, preparing to secretly throw a switch.
But King said the event wasn’t as dramatic as legend has made it. The connection was likely made around midnight, but the move itself was made to force a legal confrontation, not to secretly smuggle electricity.
“It was a legal strategy to demonstrate that interstate service would have no effect on the electric operation in Texas,” King said.
What happened right after the Midnight Connection?
Once other utilities realized a connection across state lines was running, the real drama started. Texas power companies began disconnecting themselves from West Texas Utilities and from each other. The thinking was that if they stayed linked to a system that was now connected to the grid in Oklahoma, they too would be subject to federal oversight.
While utilities in San Antonio and Austin remained linked, Houston Lighting and Texas Utilities severed ties with the rest of the grid.
“The Midnight Connection therefore presumably placed the entire state of Texas and all its utilities under federal jurisdiction,” wrote Cudahy. “These utilities had arguably suffered the irrevocable taint of interstate power.”
Outside of responses from other utilities, the Midnight Connection forced the anticipated legal and regulatory battle. The Public Utility Commission of Texas, which had formed just the year before, suddenly had a major scandal to reckon with.
“They were new,” King said. “They’d had a hot potato dropped in their lap that they really didn't want or really didn't know what to do with.”
While initially it appeared both sides of this argument over interconnection were protecting business interests, it quickly became clear that the fight was over much bigger issues.
King, who was a trained electrical engineer, said interconnection just made sense from a reliability and efficiency perspective.
“I think if you stop and look, you will see, first of all, interconnections are practiced throughout the world as a means of reliability, that it’s an accepted practice,” he said.
But to the other Texas utilities, the fight against interconnection was about Texas independence. King said some of this was demonstrated by the tenor of the PUC hearings at the time.
“There was an awful lot of name calling by the attorneys,” he said. “They were talking about pirates and hostages and things of that sort.”
Cudahy titles his article “The Second Battle of the Alamo” for this precise reason. He says the side fighting against interconnection viewed this battle as one for Texas’ right to forgo federal oversight and to remain isolated from the rest of the country’s electric grid.
To King, that reasoning is absurd.
“I simply don't understand and I am unpersuaded that there is a benefit other than Texas boosterism for maintaining isolation,” he told KUT.
A year after the electric connection between Texas and Oklahoma had been made, the PUC ordered it to be cut off. The losses for King’s side continued to come. Amidst a flurry of legal filings, a judge ruled in 1979 that the PUC order stood.
The isolationists, as King called them, had won. To this day, Texas maintains its own grid.
What is the legacy of the Midnight Connection?
While the Midnight Connection took place just outside Vernon, few people in the town have heard of it.
“I’ve lived in Texas all my life, but I wasn't aware of it,” Marty Mangum, the Vernon city manager, told KUT.
A local librarian, the owner of the historical society and a city commissioner also had never heard of it.
But even if the particulars of the event have faded, the repercussions of the Midnight Connection have been long-lasting. The resulting legal and regulatory battle codified an agreement among Texas utilities not to link the Texas grid across state lines, to remain an energy island.
But the new rules for the Texas grid did create some exceptions.
While King and his side lost the battle, the two sides struck a compromise. They agreed to allow a limited number of connections across state lines to exist by way of what’s called direct current. As opposed to alternating current, this is a form of electricity flow that is less powerful and easier to cut off.
There are currently four direct current connections between Texas and neighboring grids. King characterizes them as “anemic,” not a sufficient way to ensure reliable power.
'I don’t think that we’ve ever given up hope.'
Last year, as millions of people sat in their homes without electricity, King wondered if things could have been different if Texas had had the ability to pull more power from other states.
He began writing letters to lawmakers after the blackout. In them he cited the Midnight Connection and said interconnection might have prevented the widespread outages Texans experienced and, potentially, the hundreds of reported deaths.
“In 1976, an attempt was made to tie the Texas grid to the neighboring electric systems,” King recently wrote to Rep. Dade Phelan, speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. “In February 2021, Texans paid a dear price for the isolationists’ victory.”
King got a few responses, but he doesn’t believe his letters had much impact.
“I think probably most of the people that got those [letters] said, ‘Well, here's some old fogey from somewhere,’ and threw them in the trash,” he said.
Since the blackout, there has been renewed interest in making more of those smaller direct current connections. One proposal under review called the Southern Cross Project would go over the Louisiana border.
But state regulators and a lot of other people in the world of Texas energy still oppose more closely knitting the Texas grid to the rest of the world — that bigger link that King and others fought for.
"Our independence allows us to move fast when things go wrong,” Public Commission Chair Peter Lake told KUT.
Lake, and others, say the risk of greater oversight, the potential loss of control, outweighs any benefits.
But that continued opposition doesn’t mean King believes his dream of a more closely interconnected power grid will never happen.
“Most of those guys are gone now, on both sides,” he said. “But I think that our side felt like that it was justified. ... And I don't think that we've ever given up hope that eventually it will be done.”
The Disconnect Season 2 is a project of The Texas Newsroom, the collaboration among NPR and the public radio stations in the state. It received support from FRONTLINE’s Local Journalism Initiative, which is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Copyright 2022 KUT 90.5. To see more, visit KUT 90.5.
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Los Angeles Times
TELLURIDE–The Telluride Film Festival provides an annual opportunity to view auteurs in their natural habitat, a “mountain of cinema,” in the words of the event’s foot soldiers, an event that courts cineastes, forbids selfies and offers a potent bloody mary at its spectacular mountainside opening day brunch.
The movies these award-winning filmmakers have brought to this year’s festival have been a mixed bag. Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light,” a valentine to movie theaters, drew a turn-away crowd at its premiere and generally met expectations with its star Olivia Colman covering a multitude of narrative sins. By contrast, festival patrons largely shunned Alejandro G. Inarritu’s “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” after it was drubbed days earlier in Venice. And Todd Field, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of “In the Bedroom” and “Little Children,” returned after a 16-year hiatus with “Tar,” an immaculately crafted provocation guaranteed to divide audiences and win Cate Blanchett another Oscar.
Then there’s Luca Guadagnino’s “Bones and All,” a tender story of young love starring Timothee Chalamet and Taylor Russell as fine young cannibals trying to negotiate their natures and doing their best to ethically source their next meal. “This doesn’t seem like a Telluride movie,” an older festival patron mused, debating whether to attend a late-night screening. And on first glance, it doesn’t, which, in some ways, makes “Bones and All” the perfect Telluride movie, a love story spiritually attuned to Terrence Malick’s “Badlands” and possessing an acute understanding of what people on society’s margins must do to survive.
It’s also a movie that opens with its protagonist, shy teenager Maren (Russell, who was a major find three years ago in the unsung gem “Waves”), going to a sleepover and, in the midst of some genial bonding over nail colors, chomps down and devours a classmate’s finger down to the nub.
Guadagnino has been making movies for nearly a quarter century and, of course, is best known for directing and producing another coming-of-age love story, 2017’s “Call Me by Your Name,” which earned four Oscar nominations, including best picture, and launched cries of “Timotheeeeeeeeeeeee” into the ether.
Chalamet earned one of those Oscar nods, and he’s equally good in “Bones and All.” (He always delivers, even when cast opposite sandworms.) Here, Chalamet plays Lee, an “eater” who meets Maren after she has been abandoned by her father, not long after the sleepover incident. They share more than a need for human flesh. They’ve both been ostracized by their families and society. Lee has adopted a “big attitude” because, as he notes, he’s “140 pounds, wet.” He aggressively dances around to the Kiss anthem “Lick It Up,” part of a record collection of one of his victims. (For some music snobs, owning that album would itself merit a death sentence.)
Chalamet is a master at conveying wounded fragility, and he’s balanced here by Russell in what should be a star-making turn that is remembered long into the awards season. Maren shakes off her self-loathing and becomes not just a survivor but someone hopeful that she can partake in some semblance of a normal life. If this sounds a bit too romantic for a cannibal movie, do know that Mark Rylance is also onboard, playing a creepy, old-timer eater having the time of his life stripping to his tighty whities to savor a feast of human flesh.
“Bones and All” will be a challenge to Oscar voters who prefer their cannibals to eat their victims’ livers with some fava beans and a nice Chianti offscreen. But Guadagnino has delivered a film that is, in many ways, just as sumptuous as “Call Me by Your Name,” minus all the beautiful Italian countryside and the delicate James Ivory screenplay. (David Kajganich adapted “Bones and All” from Camille DeAngelis’ novel.)
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After more than a decade off TV, Matthew Fox is back.
The Pennsylvania native, best known for playing Jack Shephard in “Lost,” the surreal series about a group of people who survive a plane crash, is returning to the small screen 12 years later, starring in Peacock’s “Last Light” as a petrochemist suddenly tasked with figuring out why the global oil supply has vanished.
The decision to go back to TV didn’t come lightly for the 56-year-old actor, who earned a Golden Globe award and an Emmy nomination for his role in “Lost,” despite initial plans for Jack to appear only in the pilot.
Since “Lost” wrapped, Fox, who also co-starred in the original “Party of Five” series, has appeared in just a few projects, including the 2012 movie “Alex Cross,” the 2015 horror Western “Bone Tomahawk” and a West End play in 2011.
Now, he says, he knows returning to television was the right call.
“The core story was attractive to me, the timeliness, the macro picture and the backdrop against which its set, this oil crisis and this family being torn apart by this crisis and trying to reunite and be together again,” Fox told the Daily News of “Last Light,” which co-stars “Downton Abbey” alum Joanne Froggatt as his wife.
But behind the scenes, he had also been looking to get into executive producing, where he would have more control over the project than as just an actor, and to work more closely with his managing partner, William Choi, who also serves as an EP on the show.
“This came along and it fit the bill and I’m really happy that I jumped at the opportunity and got involved in it. The cast and the crew and everybody put so much time and effort and passion into it. It actually felt really amazing to act again,” Fox told The News. ”I’m really pleased to have done it and it’s gotten me excited to do more.”
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The News-Herald, Willoughby, Ohio
One thing you can count on these days is not having to wait too long between Disney live-action remakes of its own animated favorites, with recent years giving us fancy new versions of, among others, “Aladdin,” “The Lion King,” “Mulan” and “Dumbo.”
It is the latter – director Tim Burton’s uneven 2019 update of the 1941 classic – that most comes to mind when thinking about Disney’s new take on “Pinocchio,” a blend of live-action and computer-generated imagery that debuts this week on streaming platform Disney+.
Instead of Burton, we get another director with a lifetime of filmmaking behind him, Robert Zemeckis, whose fingerprints can be seen all over the movie, mostly but not always for the better.
With Zemeckis’ “Forrest Gump,” “Cast Away” and “The Polar Express” star Tom Hanks around as woodcarver Geppetto, the new “Pinocchio” at times is every bit as charming and whimsical as you’d hope. At others, it suffers from leaning too much into spectacle, especially in the film’s second half, when “Pinocchio” can feel a bit hollow.
Although sparking-new, “Pinocchio” attempts to sweep us up with old-timey vibes from the very start, as we meet the new version of Jiminy Cricket – voiced, unrecognizably, by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who starred for Zemeckis in 2015’s “The Walk” – floating down via his umbrella with the Disney castle behind him and the melody to one of the 1940 movie’s synonymous songs, “When You Wish Upon a Star,” playing softly.
It works.
The tiny vagabond has come to explore Geppetto’s home and workshop, the walls of which he finds to be blanketed in cuckoo clocks. A man comes hoping to buy a specific timekeeper but is turned away by the proprietor, who insists none of them is for sale.
“If you cannot sell your clocks,” the man asks, “why do you have a shop?”
“It’s complicated,” Geppetto tells him.
Geppetto lives with his fish, Cleo, and cat, Figaro, but he obviously is lonely. The clocks connect to a great loss he has suffered, and a project in which he is currently engaged ties to another.
He is finishing a marionette he will come to name “Pinocchio,” as he is made of pine – and because “Chris Pine” doesn’t feel quite right. Before turning in for the night, Geppetto does, in fact, wish upon a star, and as he sleeps Pinocchio comes to life.
The wooden boy, voiced by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (Disney+ flick “Flora & Ulysses”), comes to life, first making the acquaintance of Jiminy and then encountering a special visitor, the Blue Fairy (Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet”). Pinocchio would love to become a real boy, which he believes would greatly please his father, and the Blue Fairy tells him to do that, he must learn to be brave, truthful and unselfish – and to choose correctly between right and wrong.
Along with performing a lovely rendition of “When You Wish Upon a Star,” she tasks Jiminy with serving as Pinocchio’s “conscience” and conjures up some fancy new duds for him before going on her way.
In the morning, Geppetto is delighted that his creation can walk and talk and insists he go to school with other children.
And so begins an adventure in which Pinocchio will encounter untrustworthy strangers, most notably con artist “Honest” John (delightfully voiced by Keegan-Michael Key of “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey”) and The Coachman (Luke Evans, “The Fate of the Furious”), who attempts to lure Pinocchio, along with other children, to a supposedly wonderful place called Pleasure Island. (By the way, the sequence set at Pleasure Island could prove to be a tad scary at moments for the littlest ones in the house.)
Fortunately, Pinocchio also makes genuine friends in characters who are new to this retelling of the classic tale, such as Sofia the Seagull (voiced by Lorraine Bracco of “Goodfellas” fame) and Fabiana (Kyanne Lamaya, “The Dumping Ground”) and her marionette, Sabina (Jaquita Ta’le).
Along a journey that ultimately will bring him back to Geppetto for one final Monstro-ous ordeal, Pinocchio will learn many lessons, including how to deal with peer pressure. (Also, kids, don’t tell a lie or your nose may become problematically elongated.)
For all it has going for it – solid performances across the board and generally strong visuals – “Pinocchio” lacks a little bit of that Disney magic. While it’s a pretty big affair for the big screens of today’s living rooms, you can understand the decision not to release it in theaters. It’s just not quite THAT big.
In fact, we wish it were a tad smaller, with more space carved out for additional time shared by Geppetto and his son. A little more Hanks may have gone a long way here.
Still, there is plenty to like, including four original songs penned by composer Alan Silvestri and songwriter-producer Glen Ballard. Fabiana’s number, “I Will Always Dance,” gives the movie a little juice in the middle act.
Ultimately, though, this “Pinocchio” is fairly similar to the 1940s version, which also is available via Disney+.
We’re expecting quite a different take on Carlo Collodi’s 1883 Italian children’s novel “The Adventures of Pinocchio” when “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” – a stop-motion film co-directed by the filmmaker who’s given us “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “The Shape of Water” and “Nightmare Alley” – hits Netflix in December.
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New York Daily News
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po have a new friend.
Among Netflix’s new preschool-centric shows announced Wednesday is a reboot of “Teletubbies,” the beloved British children’s show about four characters known for their gibberish language, their bright antennas and the TVs on their stomachs.
“The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” alum Tituss Burgess will narrate the show, which will premiere Nov. 14 on Netflix.
“Join colorful friends Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po on wonder-filled adventures as they learn and grow in this 21st century refresh of the beloved preschool series,” reads a description from Netflix. “Each episode includes new, original ‘Tummy Tales’ songs that will have the entire family dancing along!”
The “Teletubbies” reboot joins a slate of new programming aimed at Netflix’s youngest demographic. Here’s a full list of the new shows:
“Spirit Rangers,” premiering Oct. 10
“Inspired by stories from Native American tribes and the majestic landscapes of national parks of America, Spirit Rangers explores the adventure and beauty of nature through the eyes of Kodi, Summer and Eddy Skycedar, Chumash/Cowlitz siblings who share a secret. This trio of kids are ‘Spirit Rangers’ who help protect the land and spirits of the national park that they call home in California. Taking on new perspectives as a grizzly bear cub, red-tailed hawk and spunky turtle, the Skycedar kids take on every challenge – from helping a lost thunderbird to waking a sleepy sun – with courage and compassion.”
“Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant,” premiering Oct. 17
“Get bready for Waffles and Mochi to blast off on their tastiest adventure yet as they open their very own restaurant. As chefs, the two traveling taste-buddies serve up sweet, salty and spicy dishes inspired by the ingredients from their incr-edible explorations. The new season features familiar faces like Mrs. Obama and world-renowned chefs, home cooks, kids and celebrities from all over the globe who all share the same passion for food and fun!”
“StoryBots: Answer Time,” premiering Nov. 21
“The StoryBots are back, answering tough questions and delivering so many laughs that kids won’t even realize they’re learning! From ‘how lasers work’ to ‘why people get dizzy,’ the StoryBots break down the most complex ideas into bite-size explanations that expand kids’ understanding and appreciation of the world around them.” Netflix promises “world-class art, animation, music, and celebrity guests like Danny DeVito, Chrissy Tiegen, Anne Hathaway.”
“Princess Power,” premiering 2023
“Netflix’s new animated preschool series Princess Power is based on the No. 1 New York Times Bestselling book series Princesses Wear Pants by Savannah Guthrie (co-anchor of ‘Today’) and Allison Oppenheim. The show is a celebration of girl power and self-expression that follows princesses of four major fruit kingdoms: Kira Kiwi, Beatrice ‘Bea’ Blueberry, Rita Raspberry and Penelope ‘Penny’ Pineapple. These princesses embrace their differences and become stronger together to help their fellow fruitizens and make their world a better place. Princess Power’s whimsical, aspirational joy comes with a timely message: that it’s not just what you wear but what you do that makes all the difference.”
“CoComelon Lane,” premiering 2023
“‘CoComelon Lane’ explores the lives of JJ and his best friends (Cody, Cece, Nina, Bella and Nico) as they experience life’s BIG moments for little kids. From the excitement of going to a friend’s house for dinner for the first time, or learning how to take care of a family pet, to the scaries that come from that first trip to a doctor’s office, JJ invites viewers (speaking directly to audiences for the first time!) to join their favorite CoComelon characters as they experience – and celebrate – life’s special milestones of growing up.”
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Cheyenne and Laramie County
La Noche de Celebracion
– Sept. 9, 7 p.m. $10. La Noche de Celebración will highlight Hispanic heritage as a kick-off to the weekend-long Cheyenne Hispanic Festival. Cheyenne Civic Center, 2101 O’Neil Ave. 307-637-6363
Comedy Night at The Metropolitan
– Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m. $20. Laughter is good for the soul. Get your giggles on at this 90-minute comedy show featuring two awesome comedians. The Metropolitan Downtown, 1701 Carey Ave. 307-432-0022
Cheyenne Farmers Market
– Sept. 10, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Local and regional vendors sell their produce, honey, jams, meat, bakery and specialty items, and much more. Proceeds benefit Community Action of Laramie County and its programs. B Parking Lot, Frontier Park, 4610 Carey Ave. 307-635-9291 or www.calc.net/farmers-market
Festival of the Fountain
– Sept. 10, 10-11 a.m. The Cheyenne Historic Preservation Board is celebrating completion of the Airport Fountain restoration project. Airport Fountain, Eighth and Warren avenues. 307-637-6307
Wyoming State Museum Family Day
– Sept. 10, 10 a.m-2 p.m. This month’s theme is “Buzzing Bees.” This Family Day is dedicated to our favorite little pollinators. Learn how bees take nectar and make it into honey, explore the world of beekeeping and find out how to make your garden more pollinator friendly. Wyoming State Museum, 2301 Central Ave. 307-777-7022
Musical Story Time and Instrument Petting Zoo
– Sept. 10, 11 a.m. The CSO Brass Quintet will perform with master storyteller Aaron Sommers. Activities presented in partnership with Delta Kappa Gamma’s Upsilon Chapter and WyoMusic. Paul Smith Children’s Village, Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, 710 S. Lions Park Drive. 307-778-8561
Hispanic Festival
– Sept. 10, 12-8 p.m. Free. Celebrate Hispanic culture with educational exhibits, games, mariachis, art exhibits, live music, food and craft vendors, piñatas and other kid-friendly activities, food, beer, 50/50 raffle, drawings and a car show. Cheyenne Depot Plaza, 1 Depot Square. 307-275-425
Unbarred Tour of the High Plains Arboretum
– Sept. 10, 1-4 p.m. $25. The Alliance for Historic Wyoming and the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens will host a behind-the-scenes tour of the High Plains Arboretum. See inside the historic head house, greenhouse and lath house, then ride the trolley through the station. High Plains Arboretum at the High Plains Grassland Research Station, 8301 Hildreth Road. 307-637-6349.
Silent Movie Night at the Atlas
– Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. $10. Cheyenne Little Theater Players will host a screening of the silent film “Nosferatu,” with live musical accompaniment by Dave Neimann. Historic Atlas Theatre, 211 W. Lincolnway. 307-638-6543
Poetry Open Mic @ The Hawthorn Tree
– Sept. 11, 1-3 p.m. Free. Each poet gets five minutes to read, but occasionally go two rounds, so bring extra poems. Arrive five minutes early to sign up. The Hawthorn Tree, 112 E. 17th St. 307-369-4446
Guided Play
– Sept. 12, 10-11:45 a.m. The library invites families to come play. Each week, they will feature a different playscape in the Early Literacy Center, along with suggestions of how to engage your child in guided play. This week’s theme is “Block Party.” Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Cowgirls of the West Luncheon
– Sept. 12, 11:30 a.m. Reserve tickets by Sept. 9. $25. Guest speaker Eva Sue will portray a true story of two New York society girls graduated from Smith College, finding themselves as teachers “roughing it” in the West. Little America Hotel and Resort, 2800 W. Lincolnway. Call 307-632-2814 for reservations.
Material + Metaphor
– Sept. 12-Oct. 12, library hours. Leah Hardy, the metalsmithing professor at the University of Wyoming, tells intricate sculptural stories using metaphor and a vast array of materials. Enjoy this fascinating exhibit displayed on the first floor in the entrance gallery and elevator display cases. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Start Your Own Business
– Sept. 13, 6-7 p.m. Learn the fundamentals of starting a business in Wyoming. Experts will cover business models and plans, the feasibility of business ideas, legal structure and regulations and the reality of start-up financing. RSVP for this event at lclsonline.org/calendar/. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
We Drink and We Know Things
– Sept. 13, 6 p.m. Monthly themed trivia night on the second Tuesday of each month. The theme is kept secret, so gather your team, drink some beers and show us what you know! Freedom’s Edge Brewing Co., 1509 Pioneer Ave. 307-514-5314
Senior Health Fair
– Sept. 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. An event featuring food and prizes where people can learn more about local senior health care resources. Primrose Retirement Community, 1530 Dorothy Lane. 307-634-1530
Open Mic Night at Blue Raven
– Sept. 14, 7-10 p.m. A musical open mic night, presented in collaboration with Wyoming Wave Studios. Blue Raven Brewery, 209 E. 18th St. 307-369-1978
Arts in the Parks
– Sept. 15-18, park hours. The Wyoming Arts Council partners with Wyoming State Parks to hold various arts activities in parks across the state. Plein Air in the Parks is an annual event that pairs talented artists with beautiful locations. This painting competition is open to artists of all ages and offers cash awards. Curt Gowdy State Park, 1264 Granite Springs Road. 307-777-7742
Open Jam Night
– Sept. 15, 7 p.m. Free. The Lincoln Theatre is hosting its monthly Open Jam Night. Musicians are encouraged to bring their guitar, bass, etc., and come jam with other local musicians. Backline provided. A full bar will be available for those who just want to come and watch. The Lincoln Theatre, 1615 Central Ave. 307-369-6028
2022 Cheyenne Greek Festival
– Sept. 16-17. A yearly celebration of Greek culture. Cheyenne Frontier Days Exhibit Hall, Eighth Street and Dey Avenue. 307-635-5929
Positive Aging
– Sept. 16, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Join the library for a screening of “Something’s Gotta Give” (2003, rated PG-13), a romantic comedy about an aging womanizer who finds himself falling for the mother of his young girlfriend during a trip to the Hamptons. Starring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton. There will be a free discussion afterward. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
CFD Hall of Fame Introduction
– Sept. 16, 5 p.m. The Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame showcases individuals, livestock and organizations whose distinctive contributions to Cheyenne Frontier Days have helped grow a dream into the “Daddy of ‘em All.” CFD Headquarters, 4610 Carey Ave. 307-778-7290
Night with the Brewer
– Sept. 16, 6-9 p.m. $40. Black Tooth Brewing Cheyenne is hosting its second Night with the Brewer event. Get to know Head Brewer Thomas Batson with an evening beer tasting, a brewery tour, a Q&A and catered dinner. Black Tooth Brewing Co., 520 W. 19th St. 307-514-0362
Cheyenne Farmers Market
– Sept. 17, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Local and regional vendors sell their produce, honey, jams, meat, bakery and specialty items, and much more. Proceeds benefit Community Action of Laramie County and its programs. B Parking Lot, Frontier Park, 4610 Carey Ave. 307-635-9291 or www.calc.net/farmers-market
Wyoming Hereford Ranch Birding Hike
– Sept. 17, 8 a.m. The Cheyenne High Plains Audubon Society is hosting a free two-mile birding hike. Wyoming Hereford Ranch, 1101 Hereford Ranch Road. 307-343-2024
Shred 4 Stef Skateboard Competition
– Sept. 17, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. $5. A skateboard competition, with all profits being donated to local skateboarder Stefani Perdue. In late July, she underwent a CT scan that revealed a significant brain bleed, and after surgery spent several weeks on life support. Now in recovery, the goal is to raised $6,000 to help ease the financial burden for Perdue and her family. Brimmer Park, 3056 Windmill Road. masonhdieters307@gmail.com
Heirlooms and Blooms Harvest Market
– Sept. 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Join the Botanic Gardens for an expanded indoor/outdoor market. This one-day event will have a variety of regionally made gifts from artists and craftsmen selling home décor, woodworking, art and jewelry, dog treats, baked good, apparel, pottery and more. There will also be food vendors. Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, 710 S. Lions Park Drive. 307-637-6458
Dogtoberfest
– Sept. 17, 1-6 p.m. A miniature street festival in partnership with the Cheyenne Animal Shelter. There will be beer, costume contests (for pets and people), food trucks and the annual “Running of the Wieners,” aka wiener dog races. Freedom’s Edge Brewing Co., 1509 Pioneer Ave. 307-514-5314
64th Annual Symphony Gala
– Sept. 17, 5 p.m. An evening to kick off the new season. The event includes a cocktail hour, three-course gourmet meal, live entertainment, and silent and live auctions. Little America Hotel and Resort, 2800 W Lincolnway. 307-778-8561
Cheyenne Greenway Cleanup
– Sept. 18, 10 a.m.-noon. Cheyenne Audubon is hosting a Greenway cleanup event. Trash bags and lightweight gloves will be provided. Cleanup will begin in the parking lot near Van Buren Avenue and Laramie Street. Contact Barb Gorges for more information: bgorges4@msn.com
Pinot & Picasso
– Sept. 18, 1-4 p.m. $40. Jam out, drink and eat as you paint. The Louise Event Venue, 110 E. 17th St. 307-220-1474
Guided Play
– Sept. 19, 10-11:45 a.m. The library invites families to come play. Each week, they will feature a different playscape in the Early Literacy Center, along with suggestions of how to engage your child in guided play. This week’s theme is “Big Art.” Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Snapshots from Wyoming’s Wildernesses with Kirk Miller
– Sept. 20, 7 p.m. Kirk Miller will share photos and stories from his pack trip into Wyoming’s southern Wind River Range, followed by his thoughts for capturing interesting photographs with a cellphone. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. bgorges4@msn.com
Guitar Workshop with Pierre Bensusan
– Sept. 20. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Internationally renowned guitarist Pierre Bensusan will offer a workshop for adult and teen guitar players at any level. While he plays and composes in DADGAD tuning, the workshop will be open to all guitarists, whatever tuning they use. Presented in partnership with Cheyenne Guitar Society. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Guitar Concert with Pierre Bensusan
– Sept. 20, 7-9:15 p.m. French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan has taken his unique sound to all corners of the globe. He is the winner of the Independent Music Award for his triple live album, Encore and the Rose d’Or at the Montreux Festival, for his debut album at age 17 and has been voted Best World Music Guitarist by Guitar Player Magazine Reader’s Poll. Presented in partnership with Cheyenne Guitar Society. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Joe Gato @ Cheyenne Civic Center
– Sept. 22, 7 p.m. Joe Gatto, a stand-up comedian, actor, producer and co-star for the hit TV show “Impractical Jokers,” will give a performance. Cheyenne Civic Center, 510 W. 20th St. 307-637-6200
Dueling Pianos at The Metropolitan
– Sept. 23, 7:30-11 p.m. $20. Come laugh and sing along in an evening of musical entertainment directed by your requests. The Metropolitan Downtown, 1701 Carey Ave. 307-432-0022
Brandt Tobler @ The Lincoln
– Sept. 23, 8-11 p.m. $35. Stand-up comedian Brandt Tobler is coming home to Cheyenne for a night of comedy. The Lincoln Theatre, 1615 Central Ave. 307-369-6028
CLTP presents “Little Shop of Horrors”
– Sept. 23-25, Sept. 29-Oct. 2, Oct. 7-9; dinner theater Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8. Cheyenne Little Theatre Players are putting on a rendition of the Broadway and big-screen hit musical. Historic Atlas Theatre, 211 W. Lincolnway. 307-638-6543
Ongoing
Cheyenne Artists Guild Art Show
– Through Sept. 30, Wednesday through Friday, 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. The theme of this month’s art show is “Sapphire,” which includes local artwork with a blue color scheme. Cheyenne Artists Guild, 1701 Morrie Ave. 307-632-2263
Laramie and Greater Wyoming
LBar7 Benefit & Concert
– Sept. 17, 8:30 p.m.; doors at 7:30 p.m. $10. Kenny Feidler and The Cowboy Killers will be hitting the Cowboy Saloon and Dance Hall for a ticketed show with Tris Munsick, Jordan Smith and Kaden Madden, with all proceeds being donated at the end of the night. Cowboy Saloon & Dance Hall, 108 S. Second St. cowboysaloon@gmail.com
Fort Collins, Colorado
Three Dog Night @ Lincoln Center
– Sept. 12, 6 p.m. Live at The Gardens Summer Concert Series. Stewart Copeland’s “Police Deranged for Orchestra” is a high-energy orchestral evening celebrating the work of former member of “The Police,” Stewart Copeland, and focuses on the rise of his career in music that has spanned over four decades. The Gardens on Spring Creek, 2145 Centre Ave. 970-221-6730
Marc Maron @ Lincoln Center
– Sept. 23, 7 p.m. Marc Maron has four hit stand-up comedy specials, including “More Later” (2015), “Thinky Pain” (2013), “Marc Maron: Too Real” (2017) and 2020’s “End Times Fun,” which was nominated for a 2021 Critics’ Choice Award. The Lincoln Center Performance Hall, 417 W. Magnolia St. 970-221-6730
Greeley, Colorado
”Weird Al” Yankovic @ Union Colony Civic Center
– Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m. $52-$89. For only second time in his career, the legendary satirist and five-time Grammy winner will host an intimate evening of non-parody music. Union Colony Civic Center, 701 10th Ave., Greeley, Colorado. 970-356-5000
David Brighton’s Space Oddity @ Union Colony Civic Center
– Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m. $28-$53. A journey through David Bowie’s storied career by Brighton and the Space Oddity Band. Union Colony Civic Center, 701 10th Ave., Greeley, Colorado. 970-356-5000
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder Fall Festival
– Sept. 16-18, various times. One of the most highly anticipated events in Boulder turns the Pearl Street Ball into a local arts festival, featuring music, food and beer. Downtown Boulder, Pearl Street Mall and 14th Street. 303-449-3774
Melvins @ Fox Theater
– Sept. 16, 8 p.m; doors at 7 p.m. $25-$27.50. The Melvins are one of biggest names to rise out of the Seattle grunge scene. Catch their slow, sludge-metal style in this performance. Fox Theater, 1135 13th St., Boulder, Colorado. 303-447-0095
Marcus Mumford @ Fox Theater
– Sept. 19, 8 p.m. $45-$50. On his first ever solo tour, the founder and lead singer of folk band Mumford and Sons will perform with special guest Danielle Ponder. Fox Theater, 1135 13th St., Boulder, Colorado. 303-447-0095
Denver
Westword Music Showcase
– Sept. 9-10, 12:15 p.m. A mini festival held in the RiNo district that features a lineup of The Flaming Lips, Saint Motel, Wet Leg, KennyHoopla, Cannons, The Main Squeeze and more across 10 venues. Mission Ballroom Outdoors, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver. 720-577-6884
Meow Wolf Convergiversary
– Sept. 17, 10 a.m.; 21+ night party at 9 p.m. Day party $15, night party $99. A block party celebrating the one year anniversary of Meow Wolf. Meow Wolf Denver, 1338 1st Street, Denver. 866-636-9969
CHVRCHES @ Mission Ballroom
– Sept. 20, 8 p.m. A performance by Scottish indie-pop group CHVRCHES. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver. 720-577-6884
Cigarettes After Sex @ The Ogden
– Sept. 20, 8 p.m. An American dream-pop band known for their etherial instrumentation. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave, Denver. 303-832-1874
Arlo Parks @ Mission Ballroom
– Sept. 23, 8 p.m. Luscious, expressive vignettes pepper the poetic lyrics of this artist’s indie pop songs. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver. 720-577-6884
To submit an item to the events calendar, email ToDo@wyomingnews.com or call WTE features editor Will Carpenter at 307-633-3135.
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Your favorite scary movies almost make you jump out of your skin.
The characters send gooseflesh up your arms, the hairs on the back of your neck rise, and you shiver, admittedly, with delight, because a lot of people just like you enjoy having a good scare now and then. You jump – then you breathe easier, knowing that it’s just a story and, as in the new book ”Slenderman” by Kathleen Hale, nobody will ask you to kill.
Though she was an only child and she rarely played with other children at school, nine-year-old Morgan Geyser “was never really alone.” That’s because she had two constant “friends” who stayed inside her head where they lived. She also had Bella Leutner, who was the best friend other people could see, the best friend Morgan always wanted.
In a way, writes Hale, Bella was Morgan’s “caretaker” at school. For three years, she made sure Morgan didn’t do anything rash or self-injurious, and she indulged Morgan’s flights of fancy and “pretended to hear” the same voices in Morgan’s head. But as they grew up, Bella’s social circle grew, while Morgan’s stayed almost the same.
And then Morgan met Anissa, who introduced Morgan to a website that was filled with middle-school-tame stories and tales of murderous beings and alien entities. One of them was called “Slenderman,” who was supposedly fourteen feet tall with exaggeratedly long arms and legs, no discernible face and a penchant for murder.
Within a very short time, both girls became obsessed with Slenderman and decided to become his “proxies.” In order to save their families from sure death, a sacrifice needed to be made; after that, the girls would live with “Slender” in his mansion, which they figured was about 300 miles away from their hometown in Wisconsin.
They’d walk to the mansion to live with Slender forever – but first, Bella had to die....
In her introduction to this book, author Kathleen Hale says that, although she grew up near the area in which the crime happened, she was stymied by a near-total shut-out of information. No one wanted to talk with her except Morgan Geyser, and so Hale mostly used reports, transcripts, and public information to craft this book.
Though that could mean a deep sense of familiarity with the story – it may be info you’ve heard or read already – readers will be surprised that the lack isn’t an issue.
The reason, perhaps, is because Hale uses “Slenderman” to delve into the mental health aspect of this incident, peeling it apart from the crime and examining it as a separate subject-within-a-subject. This doesn’t mute the shock of it all – Hale reminds readers many times that the attempted murder was committed by “two little girls” – but it updates and adds another side to a tale that will continue to unfold for decades to come.
This is a book for true crime lovers, but it’s also perfect for anyone who enjoys courtroom dramas, too. If that’s you, then find “Slenderman” and jump on it.
”Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls” by Kathleen Hale c.2022, Grove Press, $27.00, 348 pages
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FRIDAY
NU2U street dance and costume party: 5-11 p.m., in front of the store at 5th and Garland streets in Laramie. Open for all ages.
SATURDAY
22nd annual Wyoming Buddy Walk: 9 a.m. to noon, Washington Park band shell.
Wyoming Archaeology Fair: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wyoming Territorial Prison and Historic Site. Free and open to the public, the fair will feature activities and educational booths, and the Wind River Dancers will perform traditional indigenous dance styles from 1-2 p.m.
Tailgate party for Wesley Foundation’s 100th anniversary: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tailgate Alley located in the stadium lot next to the indoor practice facility. The student ministry is marking 100 years at the University of Wyoming and First United Methodist. Free lunch picnic.
Summer Market Day at the fairgrounds: 3-6 p.m., beef barn.
SUNDAY
Special worship service for Wesley Foundation: 10 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 1215 Gibbon St., followed by a potluck. Special guest Bishop Karen Olivetto will attend and preach. All are invited to reminisce with former Wesley Foundation members and meet the recent generation of the organization.
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
MONDAY
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Albany County Historic Preservation Board meets: 6 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. To attend and receive an invite, email a request to kcbard@charter.net.
TUESDAY
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Albany County Republican Party meets: 6 p.m., Albany County Public Library.
WEDNESDAY
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
THURSDAY
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Sept. 16
Albany County CattleWomen meet: 11:30 a.m., location tbd. Visit wyaccw.com in the week before the meeting for location and more information.
Sept. 17
Walk to End Alzheimer’s: 9 a.m., Optimist Park, with music and food following the walk.
Higher Ground Fair: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site in Laramie. A celebration of the six Rocky Mountain states and the native first nations that also call the region home. Proceeds from ticket sales (kids admitted free) help support Feeding Laramie Valley. Fore more information or to volunteer, call 307-223-4300 or email info@highergroundfair.org.
Sept. 18
Higher Ground Fair: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site in Laramie. A celebration of the six Rocky Mountain states and the native first nations that also call the region home. Proceeds from ticket sales (kids admitted free) help support Feeding Laramie Valley. Fore more information or to volunteer, call 307-223-4300 or email info@highergroundfair.org.
Walk with a Doc: 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Washington Park west shelter No. 3. Bring walking shoes and a friend. For more information, email questions@ivinsonhospital.org.
UW Faculty Recital Series free performance: 3 p.m., Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. This free performance features Nicole Riner on flute and Chi-Chen Wu on piano.
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Sept. 19
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Sept. 20
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Sept. 21
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Sept. 22
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Sept. 25
UW Faculty Recital Series presents oboist Jennier Stucki: 3 p.m., Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. Free to attend.
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Sept. 26
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
America Sewing Guild Laramie Chapter meets: 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 1215 E. Gibbon St.
Sept. 27
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Sept. 28
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Sept. 29
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Sept. 30
Downtown Laramie Farmers Market: 3-7 p.m., parking lot north of Depot Park on South 1st Street.
UW Music presents Duo Cintemani: 7:30 p.m., Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. This free performance features a critically acclaimed flute-guitar group.
Oct. 2
Walk with a Doc: 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Washington Park west shelter No. 3. Bring walking shoes and a friend. For more information, email questions@ivinsonhospital.org.
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Oct. 3
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Oct. 4
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Oct. 5
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Oct. 6
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Diabetes Support Group meets: 5:30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Email questions@ivinsosnhospital.org for the link.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Oct. 8
12th annual Kids Pumpkin Walk: Noon to 4 p.m., Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site. A fun family event featuring outdoor activities, indoor games, education, candy, treats and plenty of pumpkins. Cost is $4 for adults, 17 and younger admitted free.
Oct. 9
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Oct. 10
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Oct. 11
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Albany County Republican Party meets: 6 p.m., Albany County Public Library.
Oct. 12
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Oct. 13
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Oct. 16
Walk with a Doc: 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Washington Park west shelter No. 3. Bring walking shoes and a friend. For more information, email questions@ivinsonhospital.org.
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Albany County Historic Preservation Board meets: 6 p.m. the second Monday of the month via Microsoft Teams. To attend and receive an invite, email a request to kcbard@charter.net.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Oct. 17
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Oct. 18
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Oct. 19
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Oct. 20
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Oct. 21
Albany County CattleWomen meet: 11:30 a.m., location tbd. Visit wyaccw.com in the week before the meeting for location and more information.
Oct. 23
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Oct. 24
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
America Sewing Guild Laramie Chapter meets: 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 1215 E. Gibbon St.
Oct. 25
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Oct. 26
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Oct. 27
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Oct. 30
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Oct. 31
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Nov. 1
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Nov. 2
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Nov. 3
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Diabetes Support Group meets: 5:30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Email questions@ivinsosnhospital.org for the link.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
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Frank Eathorne, Wyoming Republican Party chairman, looks on during the Republican National Committee winter meeting Feb. 4 in Salt Lake City. Associated Press File
Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Buchanan. Image courtesy of Wyoming Secretary of State Office via its Facebook page.
Frank Eathorne, Wyoming Republican Party chairman, looks on during the Republican National Committee winter meeting Feb. 4 in Salt Lake City. Associated Press File
CHEYENNE — Key leaders of the Wyoming Republican Party have asked the outgoing secretary of state, Ed Buchanan, to stay in the job longer than he intended. Buchanan responded that he is sticking with his plan to leave the office on Sept. 15 and become a state judge on Sept. 19.
GOP Chairman Frank Eathorne and other Wyoming party leaders wrote Buchanan to ask him to remain in his current post through the Nov. 8 general election. As things have stood, Buchanan plans to leave this month. This is so that he can begin a job he was appointed to in July by Gov. Mark Gordon, in Goshen County as a district court judge in the state’s Eighth Judicial District.
Buchanan’s term, should he decide to remain for all of it, would last through the election and into early next year. In a recent interview with the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Buchanan expressed confidence in the state’s election process, even without him running the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office.
Wyoming Republican leaders do not appear to agree with this sentiment, however. They worry that having a new secretary of state for only a short time, before the next permanent one would take over after the general election, could affect the office.
In its letter dated Friday, the political party asked Buchanan to “remain in office until after the general election process is complete.” Rep. Chuck Gray, R-Casper, has won the GOP primary to become the next secretary of state and is generally expected to also prevail on Nov. 8.
Leaving in mid-September, as Buchanan plans, “may be setting your appointed successor up to fail,” wrote Eathorne and colleagues Nina Webber and Corey Steinmetz, who are both Wyoming Republican Party national committee people, in their letter. Any replacement “would not take office until 4 weeks before election day and does not know your team members,” the letter said. “It is difficult to imagine who would want to assume the role on such short notice.”
“I am flattered to have the Party request me to stay on through the general election,” Buchanan responded via an emailed statement. “However, it is Wyoming’s 23 county clerks and the Secretary of State staff that do the heavy lifting for elections. Upon my departure, it will be business as usual in the Secretary of State’s Office throughout the general election and through the end of the year.”
Buchanan has apparently not started the official clock for a replacement to be named. On Tuesday morning, Gov. Gordon’s spokesperson wrote in an email to the WTE that the governor “has not yet received a letter of resignation from the Secretary.”
In their letter, the Wyoming GOP leaders noted that when Gordon picked Buchanan to be a judge, the governor “knew you held one of the most important jobs in the State. That is often the case with filling any position – the best candidates have a job they must wrap up.” Eathorne and the others said that “the courts will manage if you need to remain in your current role until general election canvassing is complete.”
Once Buchanan officially declares his intent to resign, the Wyoming GOP must solicit interest in the position, then forward three names to Gordon, who will pick one to fill the position on an interim basis.
The online version of the story has been corrected to reflect the accurate spelling of the last name of Nina Webber, who is a national committeewoman of the Wyoming Republican Party.
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Cost estimates for the proposed Alkali Creek Dam in Big Horn County have jumped to more than double the original $35 million price tag.
It will take some $70 million to $75 million to build the dam and reservoir, the interim director of the Wyoming Water Development Office told legislators at an August committee meeting in Afton. The anticipated cost has already jumped once — from $35 million to $59 million in 2020. The Legislature appropriated that amount for the project.
Now the price has been revised upward again.
“Obviously, we’re going to need other funding,” Jason Mead told members of the Select Water Committee last month. “To move forward, we really need to figure out the funding first.”
To cover the increase, the office will likely apply for federal funds, Mead said. The probable source is the Bureau of Reclamation’s Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects Program, he wrote in an email.
Wyoming could be eligible for $15 million to $20 million from that grant program, Mead said. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provided a boost to that federal program.
Alkali Creek would be built from scratch on an intermittent stream in the Bighorn Basin above Hyattville. The reservoir would also use water diverted from Paint Rock and Medicine Lodge Creeks.
As originally envisioned, the dam would be 108 feet high and 2,600 feet long. It would impound 7,994 acre-feet over 294 acres, although there’s a possibility it could be designed to impound another 900 acre-feet, Mead said.
Irrigators would be responsible for paying back $2.1 million in loans, a figure that remains unchanged despite the increase in anticipated costs.
Complex geology, escalating costs
The original estimate for the dam’s cost increased as a result of studies that revealed complex underlying geology and poor embankment material, among other factors. Increasing construction costs also factor in, as they have at a neighboring dam enlargement proposal that stalled after the Water Development Commission rejected the sole, high-priced bid.
That happened earlier this year when the commission rejected a $70-million bid to expand the Upper Leavitt Reservoir, originally estimated to cost $39 million. Inflation, high fuel prices, a COVID-19-restrained supply line and a paucity of workers combined to increase the anticipated cost, lawmakers said.
The Shell Valley Watershed Improvement District is also planning to apply to the BOR program for funding, Mead said.
The Leavitt Reservoir is north of Shell. The proposed Alkali Dam is to its south.
Plans are to rebid the Leavitt project, possibly breaking the construction program into several smaller bid packages to encourage competition, Mead said. No timeline has been set for that, however.
Meantime the state is facing challenges securing necessary easements for the Alkali Dam. Problems have arisen for land under part of the planned reservoir pool and portions of existing ditches that would be enlarged to fill the pool.
“We’ve got new landowners that have moved into the area,” Mead told the Select Water Committee last month. “Some people sold and some people, new people, moved in that weren’t familiar with the project, and it’s been a bit challenging to bring everybody up to speed.”
Landowners who are reluctant are “generally not in favor of easements” or are worried about potential impacts to their property, Mead wrote. Some of their property is irrigated from the two creeks that would be tapped to fill the reservoir but are above the dam’s outlet and wouldn’t specifically benefit from reservoir water.
Project proponents are working to evaluate alternatives that would minimize impacts or provide offsetting benefits, Mead said. “We’re trying to help folks understand that we’re not here to impact their operation, we’re there to keep it whole, if not improve it,” he told the committee.
WyoFile is an independent nonprofit news organization focused on Wyoming people, places and policy.
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| 2022-09-09T14:24:54Z
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JACKSON — A black bear walked through downtown Jackson. A moose scratched up a car in Wilson. And, in Yellowstone National Park, elk are beginning to rut, meaning humans need to give them a wide berth, no matter how eager they are to hear bulls bugle and to see them lock antlers in the annual quest for a mate — or many.
Wildlife activity should be starting to pick up in Jackson Hole, which typically sees more bears searching for food as berry crops dry out, and ungulates scratching the velvet off their antlers as they prepare to mate.
But south of Yellowstone National Park, the elk rut seems to be off to a slow start.
“It’s been so warm,” Mark Gocke said. “I don’t think we’ve had a lot of action.”
Gocke, a spokesman for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, said he took a ride Sunday morning through Grand Teton National Park and didn’t see elk where he usually does or hear them bugling.
Hunting also has been slow. People, he said, are waiting for a cold front to come through before getting out in the field.
“Generally, the animals just get more active when we get these cold, frosty mornings,” Gocke said. “We just haven’t had it here lately, and hopefully this warm spell breaks and we can get back to cooler fall temps.”
But that doesn’t mean animals aren’t active around Jackson. In the evenings, tourists have been taking pictures of elk herds resting on the ranches between Highway 22 and the Indian Trails subdivision.
On Saturday, a moose rubbed its paddles on a home, car and Wyoming Cowboys flag in Wilson, aiming to rub off its velvet. That’s the layer of skin that forms to provide vitamins and minerals to help antlers grow.
Moose, deer and elk typically rub that layer off in the fall, leaving blood and debarked trees behind. The moose’s rubbing left behind a scuffed vehicle and garage door, and a bloody flag, Gocke said.
To keep ungulates from getting their antlers stuck in loose, stringy objects such as hammocks, cables and Christmas lights, Gocke had a simple request: “Just put that stuff away. Make it unavailable.”
Then, Gocke said, on Tuesday a black bear cruised through the middle of Jackson, coming off East Gros Ventre Butte and passing through Miller Park and near Hatch Taqueria and Tequilas before heading off into the forest near Snow King. The bear was just passing through, Gocke said, and didn’t get food rewards.
“It’s just that time of year when we need to be mindful of wildlife getting more active, whether it’s the breeding season or in search of more food,” he said.
As far as food goes for bears, Gocke said that the berry crop has been “pretty good” this summer. August was the wettest on record, and east-facing slopes in Grand Teton have been littered with huckleberries.
“Those berries and vegetation are drying off, or will be in the coming weeks,” he said. “That’s when we start to see more bears showing up in residential areas.”
Teton County recently passed new regulations that, among other things, ban wildlife feeding and require bear-resistant trash cans countywide.
Those will go fully into effect Nov. 1, when county officials say they’ll start enforcing the regulations. The town of Jackson, meanwhile, is moving through multiple readings of its own ordinance that is set to require bear-resistant trash cans on the edge of town, but not the downtown area the black bear walked through Tuesday. The town’s regulations won’t go into effect until April 1, 2023.
Wildlife advocates have, however, been offering free and reduced price bear-resistant trash cans via a new nonprofit, Jackson Hole Bear Solutions. The idea is for people to lock up any attractants as much as possible to prevent bears from accessing them. (“Bear-resistant” trash cans are not called “bear proof” because they’re not 100% foolproof.)
After getting food rewards, black and grizzly bears can get used to accessing that food source — and become aggressive in trying to reach it, potentially posing a danger to humans they encounter. When that happens, wildlife managers often consider relocating or removing bears, either by euthanasia or live placement.
So, beyond getting bear-resistant canisters — and if homeowners and renters don’t have one — Gocke encouraged people not to put their trash out the night before haulers come to pick it up.
“It’s still an attractant and bears are going to smell it and they’re going to hang around longer,” he said. “It would just be a lot better for everyone if the garbage doesn’t go out until the morning of pick up.”
Yellowstone also sent out a press release Wednesday saying the elk rut has begun. While looking for a mate — or building a harem of cows — bulls can be unpredictable and dangerous. The animals have injured people in the past, and can change directions quickly while moving.
Park regulations require that people maintain a 25-yard separation from elk and other ungulates, as well as greater distances from bears, wolves and bison. If you’re charged, find shelter in a vehicle or behind a tall barrier. If shelter is not available, back away. Yellowstone visitors are responsible for their own safety, park officials stressed.
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| 2022-09-09T14:25:00Z
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GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK — Lynnette Grey Bull spent the last Thursday afternoon of August psyching up climate change activists who’d flocked to Jackson Lake Lodge to encourage the Federal Reserve to account for humankind’s warming of the planet as it examines domestic monetary policy.
Grey Bull, the Democratic Party nominee for Wyoming’s sole U.S. House of Representative seat and an activist herself, told the 350.org protesters gathered that their willingness to travel and make their voices heard was critical.
“It’s important that we gather, it’s important that we speak our voices, it’s important that we make our signs and make our shirts and come to these rallies and come to speak to these groups, because it’s important that we are stewards of Mother Earth,” Grey Bull told the 70 or so climate activists congregated outside the building where Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell would speak the next morning.
“Without stewards of Mother Earth,” she told the protesters, “not only will the climate and our land and our water continue to be toxified and used for resources to make millionaires and billionaires more money, but our grandchildren, our children and the generations behind us will not have the land to live on.”
Grey Bull, of Riverton, made those remarks on the eve of what she anticipates will be a two-month-long campaign-trail sprint around Wyoming. Her competition, the Republican Party’s U.S. House nominee, is Harriet Hageman, an attorney handpicked by Donald Trump to take on incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney. Hageman trounced Cheney in what many perceive as the real race determining who Wyoming will send to Congress.
Grey Bull’s challenge of Hageman is certain to lack the international attention that Cheney-Hageman garnered, and there are slim odds that she’ll persuade enough Wyoming voters to make it a tight race, let alone win. Those are the political realities in a conservative state that hasn’t elected a Democratic representative to Congress since Rock Springs journalist-turned-attorney Teno Roncalio left office in 1978, nor a Democratic senator since history professor Gale McGee was voted out in 1976.
Grey Bull’s own political history illustrates the difficulty of her task come the Nov. 8 general election. Cheney clobbered her in the 2020 general election for Wyoming’s U.S. House representative, beating her by a roughly 3-to-1 margin.
Sitting down with WyoFile after the Federal Reserve protest, Grey Bull said this campaign and race will be different.
“Last time I ran was solely just to bring an Indigenous issue to the forefront of the media, which I accomplished,” Grey Bull said. “That was the mission.”
That issue is spelled out in the name of the non-profit organization that Grey Bull founded and directs: Not Our Native Daughters, which focuses on educating the public about missing and murdered Indigenous females. As of 2016, there were more than 5,700 reports of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls, according to the National Crime Information Center.
Grey Bull’s 2022 campaign, she said, is geared more toward making the race a real contest.
“I’m going to be in every county, and some counties more than once,” Grey Bull said. “I have a busy schedule for the next couple of months, and I look forward to that.”
Grey Bull, a “divorced single mother of three beautiful children,” grew up in California and lived in Arizona in her early adult life, but is of Northern Arapaho and Lakota descent. She’s the first Native American woman to run for U.S. Congress in Wyoming’s 132-year history, according to Wyoming Humanities. Grey Bull said she’s a proud Democrat, but does not want her party affiliation to define her.
“I’m passionate about green energy, I’m passionate about the middle class, I’m passionate about meeting people between the aisles,” she said. “I’m big on just advocating for people … Most people in the working class feel like their voices are never heard, both on a state and federal level. So I think it’s important that their voices are at the forefront of policy and policy change.”
Grey Bull is not running an attack-style campaign against Hageman, she said. But she said that Donald Trump’s disproven claims that the 2020 election was stolen — which Hageman has parroted — are “dangerous for America” and she said she admired Cheney’s willingness to stand up against the former president and participate in the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.
“I admire Cheney for what she did,” Grey Bull said. “It takes a lot of courage.”
Hageman’s campaign spokesman, Tim Murtaugh, and campaign manager, Carly Miller, did not respond to WyoFile’s request for comment.
Riverton resident and retired attorney Chesie Lee, who worked alongside Grey Bull in the fight to conserve the Red Desert, said that her fellow Democrat, whom she voted for in the primary, has “broad knowledge about the issues,” is “personable” and has what it takes to appeal to Wyoming voters in small-group settings. She also was forthcoming about the long odds Grey Bull — and any Democrat — faces in a statewide race.
“It seems like there’s been a steady decline,” Lee said of the Wyoming Democratic Party. “I would be very shocked if Lynnette Grey Bull won. For Democrats to win, really we need to get back and rebuild the base.”
The last time the party put up a true fight for a congressional seat was 16 years ago, when Gary Trauner lost by half a percentage point to 12-year incumbent U.S. Rep. Barbara Cubin. Trauner tried to run for Congress two more times, but the outcomes kept tilting more toward the Republicans he was up against. Cynthia Lummis handily defeated Trauner by a 10-percentage-point margin for the same U.S. House seat in 2008, and incumbent U.S. Sen. John Barrasso topped Trauner’s vote total 67% to 30% a decade after that.
Trauner’s perception is that Wyoming's move toward total Republican domination traces partly to the decline of labor unions that tended to be Democratic and also the state becoming “more beholden to legacy energy interests” that tend to align themselves with the GOP.
“I know this sounds crazy, but as long as our state tax structure is the way that it is — I’m a follow-the-money guy — that generally means Republican support,” Trauner said.
Trauner supports Grey Bull, he said.
“But it’s tough to be a viable, legitimate candidate when you haven’t raised any money,” Trauner said. “I view campaigns as, I call it the three Ms: message, media and money … To the best of my knowledge, she’s missing the last two Ms right now.”
As of July, the Grey Bull for Congress campaign had raised a little more than $11,000, according to its Federal Elections Commission’s filings. Hageman, meanwhile, has raised over $4.4 million.
Wyoming Democratic Party chairman Joe Barbuto said the plan of attack with the party’s nominee, Grey Bull, is to support her through a “coordinated campaign.” The concept, he said, is that instead of supporting Democrats like Grey Bull individually, party members support them as a collective, sharing resources, training and even volunteers and staff.
“The whole idea is that, when they’re all working together, rising tides raise all ships,” Barbuto said. “Most of the Democratic campaigns have joined the coordinated campaign, and that’s really exciting for us.”
Barbuto said that the Wyoming Democratic Party “has a lot of work to do” to bring itself back to prominence after a 44-year losing streak in Congress.
“It’s an uphill fight for any Democrat seeking statewide office in Wyoming, that’s pretty clear, but it’s not impossible by any means,” he said. “It wasn’t that long ago that you probably couldn’t get anyone to take a bet that Liz Cheney would become a pariah in her party and lose leadership posts and be successfully challenged from the right. But here we are in 2022 and everything that I said has just happened. So circumstances change, and they change quickly.”
Grey Bull used the word “daunting” to describe what it would take to win over the balance of Wyoming voters.
“However, all my life and all of my career I’ve always fought uphill,” Grey Bull said. “I don’t look at this race as, ‘Oh, we’re going to lose, this cannot be won.’ I don’t look at it like that. I don’t look at anything like that.”
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CHEYENNE — Two local men were arrested last week for allegedly voting while ineligible because of prior felony convictions.
David L. Hakala, 45, and Brandon J. Toth, 40, both of Cheyenne, are accused of voting illegally in the November 2020 general election. Their rights to vote had not been restored following felony convictions, according to court documents.
Toth was arrested Sept. 1 by the Cheyenne Police Department after an officer pulled him over for not having a working license plate light, according to jail records. His arraignment is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Sept. 23 in Laramie County Circuit Court.
Hakala was arrested Sept. 2 by the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office. It’s unclear how Hakala came into contact with law enforcement, but his arrest location was listed in jail records as the Laramie County Governmental Complex, 309 W. 20th St. His arraignment is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Sept. 21 in circuit court.
Each had a warrant for his arrest issued on Aug. 10.
Both were charged under Wyoming statute 22-26-106(a)(i), according to Laramie County jail records. The statute describes “false voting” as “voting, or offering to vote, when not a qualified elector entitled to vote at the election.”
The charge is a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of $200. If the offense is “committed with the knowledge of not being a qualified elector entitled to vote at the election or in that precinct,” a person could face up to one year in jail, a maximum fine of $5,000 or both.
A second or subsequent offense is punishable by up to five years in prison, a fine of $10,000 or both.
The charges were filed following an investigation by Detective Michael Young with the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office, according to court documents. Young was investigating “individuals who were convicted of felonies and had registered and voted” within Laramie County.
The state law says: “The county sheriff shall investigate acts of false voting at the request of a county clerk who has reasonable cause to believe that a person has committed false voting. After an investigation and a finding that the allegation has merit, the county sheriff shall refer the matter to the district attorney for prosecution in the appropriate courts of this state.”
Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee could not be reached for comment.
Hakala was convicted in 2000 for unlawful manufacture or delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, schedule I, II or III drugs. He was apparently flagged in the WyoReg system as a convicted felon.
Toth had been convicted of multiple felonies in the past two decades. In 2006, he was convicted for unlawful manufacture or delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, narcotic schedule I or II drugs. He was convicted in 2011 for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, his third offense of that nature. In 2013 and 2017, he was convicted of unlawful possession of schedule I or II narcotics. He was also, at some point, convicted of violating his probation.
Toth “did not have a violent felony and thought he could vote,” a probable cause affidavit says. He also “said he was not aware of Wyoming law and thought his rights were restored.”
Both men apparently left a section of the voter registration form blank where they should have checked that they were not a convicted felon, were a convicted felon, but had their voting rights restored, or were a convicted felon whose voting rights had not been restored.
Detective Young said in affidavits that neither Hakala nor Toth had petitioned the Wyoming Department of Corrections and Wyoming Parole Board to have their rights restored. Toth is “not eligible for restoration of voter rights due to multiple felony convictions,” Young wrote.
State statute 7-13-105 outlines the restoration process. First-time nonviolent felons will “automatically have their right to vote restored if they completed their supervision or were discharged from an institution on or after” Jan. 1, 2010, according to the state Department of Corrections website. Those who finished their sentences before Jan. 1, 2010, must apply for restoration. An application form and further instructions are also available on the DOC website.
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Optimism is mounting at one of Wyoming’s nascent rare earths projects.
Early drilling results suggest the Halleck Creek deposit north of Laramie is larger than anticipated, and may rank among the most promising potential mines in the world, Western Rare Earths announced Sept. 1.
The company, a U.S. subsidiary of Australian exploration company American Rare Earths, acquired Halleck Creek a little over a year ago. It figured, from surface data, that the deposit’s roughly 350 million metric tons of mineralized rock contained up to a million metric tons of rare earths.
During preliminary drilling this spring, the company discovered that the rare earths extend farther east and deeper underground than it anticipated.
It has since expanded its estimate to encompass over a billion metric tons of mineralized rock and closer to 2 million metric tons of rare earths.
“The Halleck Creek project is shaping up to become a world class asset. The maiden drill campaign was a resounding success, and the new exploration target is massive,” Chris Gibbs, managing director and CEO of American Rare Earths, said in a written statement.
For rare earths, those numbers are huge.
A collection of 17 elements required for everything from smartphones to electric vehicles, rare earths are — despite their name — relatively common in nature.
They’re distributed thinly enough, though, that mineable deposits can be tough to find.
“Finding one that’s big enough to matter, and rich enough to be worthwhile, is actually quite rare in the global landscape of rare earths,” said Western Rare Earths CEO Marty Weems.
That’s what sets deposits like Halleck Creek apart.
Western Rare Earths believes that project, along with a similarly vast but less concentrated deposit the company is studying in Arizona, could — with further research — turn out to be one of the largest reserves ever found.
Rare Element Resources, the owner of the state’s other active rare earths project, determined following years of site study that its northeastern Wyoming resource holds roughly 500,000 metric tons of rare earths.
“Not many rare earth deposit discoveries around the world have more than a million tons of rare earth content in them,” Weems said. “We’re not guaranteeing that it does. We’re just saying, based on the limited data we have, it looks like it very well may have those kinds of volumes.”
Ranie Lands, a geologist at the Wyoming State Geological Survey, told the Star-Tribune via email that the agency has no independent way of verifying the size of the Halleck Creek deposit. It’ll take the company several years to verify those findings, Weems said.
But each round of drilling will bring it closer, starting with the samples it plans to extract between the end of this month and late October and finish analyzing by early 2023.
Most rare earth elements, considered essential to national function and vulnerable to supply chain disruption, are classified by the U.S. as critical minerals.
With the bulk of the country’s rare earths imported from China, establishing a domestic supply chain is a priority for the Biden administration and a target for subsidies intended to accelerate that development.
Western Rare Earths hopes that federal backing will help it turn the Halleck Creek project into a mine that supports hundreds of southeastern Wyoming jobs within a decade.
It’s also partnering with researchers in an effort to bring down the costs and environmental impacts of processing, challenges that have historically deterred U.S. investment in rare earths mining. (Rare Element Resources is also investing heavily in supply chain improvements.)
Meanwhile, Western Rare Earths has identified another advantage: The prevalence of radioactive elements at Halleck Creek — unlike most other mineable rare earths deposits — appears to fall well below the hazardous threshold. It still has to confirm that, too.
“There’s a lot of drilling in our future,” Weems said.
Which will be followed, he noted, by reclamation.
If all goes to plan, the very high concentration of rare earths and very low levels of radiation could enable Western Rare Earths to secure fewer permits, take fewer precautions and process smaller volumes of rock compared with many of its competitors.
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Wyoming lawmakers expect to navigate constitutional roadblocks on the path to creating a statewide school choice program.
Members of the Legislature’s Joint Education Committee heard the prohibitions and education obligations laid out in the Wyoming Constitution on Thursday as part of their meeting at the state Capitol. Legislative Service Office Operations Administrator Tania Hytrek told members of the committee that these could leave the state at risk of litigation if a school choice program were developed, and she presented relevant case law from other parts of the country.
Hytrek said it is a complicated issue due to the state’s unique 40-year history of school finance litigation, and the fact that the Legislature has not previously undertaken the act of creating a school choice program. There are different options, such as voucher programs, education savings account programs, individual tuition tax credits and public charters that could be considered.
“There are policy choices that the Legislature can make to minimize some of these risks – tying the educational standards to those required by public schools is one. Another may be setting aside funds that are not School Foundation Program dollars,” she said. “But what we cannot answer is if and when such a program were challenged, what the outcome would be under Article 3, Section 36 and Article 16, Section 6, nor do we know the outcome under the lengthy school finance history.”
Public funds and obligations
Regarding the expenditure of public funds, there are four specific sections that Hytrek said are relevant to the discussion of school choice programs.
According to Article 1, Section 19 of the Wyoming Constitution, “No money of the state shall ever be given or appropriated to any sectarian or religious society or institution.”
Article 3, Section 36 outlines that, “No appropriation shall be made for charitable, industrial, educational or benevolent purposes to any person, corporation or community not under the absolute control of the state, nor to any denominational or sectarian institution or association.”
There are also guidelines in Article 7, Section 8 that provisions have to be made by general law for the “equitable allocation of such income among all school districts in the state.” No appropriation can be made to any district or school that has not been maintained for at least three months, and no part of any public school fund can be used for an educational institution at any level that is controlled by a church or religious organization.
Hytrek noted that “the state or any county, township, town, school district or any other political subdivision” can’t loan, give credits or make a donation to any “individual, association or corporation, except for the necessary support of the poor.”
These don’t speak to the constitutional education obligations that have been set as the standard in the Campbell County school district cases, as well as Washakie County School District #1 v. Herschler. Hytrek said there may be arguments made that the Legislature hadn’t met its obligation to provide a uniform system of public instruction, or funds were being taken away from public schools.
“I would raise three basic issues in this realm,” she said. “The first is with adequacy and equity of funding, the second is fulfillment of the basket of educational goods and services, and the third is the impact on Wyoming’s public school finance system.”
Among the legal requirements that Hytrek presented, Rep. Cathy Connolly, D-Laramie, had her own concerns. She said she had dealt with stakeholders in the past who wanted to create charter schools that didn’t include special-education students or had extracurricular activities during the school hours that parents had to pay for. She said private schools having rules and regulations about who they admit or exclude could violate the Constitution.
“Any school that takes public money is obligated to educate all children equally and equitably,” she said.
School choice defense
Two national school choice advocates came before the Education Committee to show avenues to create a school choice program that works for Wyoming, as well as relevant case law if it resulted in litigation.
Corey DeAngelis, senior fellow at the American Federation For Children, said the state has an open field when it comes to enacting different types of school choice programs. He recommended pulling funding from the general fund or another appropriation not for public schools, or funding the program privately through a tax credit scholarship, or a tax credit funded education savings account program.
“Nineteen states expanded or enacted school choice programs that allow the funding to follow the child to a private school in 2021,” he said. “And in 2022, just a couple of months ago, Arizona passed the biggest school choice victory in U.S. history. Every single family, regardless of income, will be able to take their children’s state-funded education dollars to the education providers that they’re choosing.”
Sen. Bo Biteman, R-Ranchester, asked whether these states faced legal battles after passing the legislation. Other legislators were doubtful if they could take action considering the extensive constitutional requirements, public education being guaranteed as a fundamental right and the funding systems in place connected to the mineral extraction industry.
DeAngelis said it was more likely than not that the states that enacted a program faced litigation because “teachers unions, in order to protect the status quo, will use every lever they can to try to trap kids in their schools, even if families want an exit option.”
However, he said the school choice movement has been successful at the Supreme Court level, and it is a friendly environment.
In Carson v. Makin, the court held that Maine’s exclusion of religious options from the state’s high school “tuitioning program” was a violation of the First Amendment in the U.S. Constitution, and took away a parent’s choice to select a religious school for their student. Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue also held that states can’t prohibit families from selecting religious-affiliated schools in school choice programs.
EdChoice attorney Leslie Heiner, who has been involved with school choice litigation for the last 20 years, also saw an opportunity for Wyoming to take action.
She said the U.S. Constitution is supreme, and the two recent school choice cases declared that state constitutions that have provisions that are discriminatory against religious people or religious entities “are repugnant to the U.S. Constitution, and they cannot stand.” She also provided examples of other states that have been successful in providing equity and equality, as well as the right to choose an education institution.
“Each state is unique, there’s no question about it. But the one thing I’ve learned after all these years is that the school choice programs can be structured in a way that meets your constitutional obligations,” she said. “So yes, Wyoming has nuance, but it’s not fatal.”
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The search is underway for a new chief of the Laramie Police Department. An open house where community members can meet with the candidates is tentatively planned for Sept. 22.
Laramie city officials and some from the community have begun a process of searching for a new person to lead the Laramie Police Department.
The new police chief will replace Dale Stalder, who retired Friday after leading the department for more than 13 years and working in law enforcement for 42 years.
“His leadership has been phenomenal for the department,” said Laramie City Manager Janine Jordan. “His commitment to the community is so noteworthy. Those are big shoes to fill, but I’m confident we’re going to fill that with a confident, capable (person).”
The firm Public Sector Search & Consulting is helping the city conduct its search for a new chief. The firm advertised the position nationally from late June through the last week of August and received more than 20 applications.
“I think that’s a testament to the great legacy Stalder has left and to the strong integrity of our community,” Jordan said of the number of applicants.
She explained that from those applications, the firm chose a group of seven semifinalists based experience.
A representative from Public Sector Search & Consulting declined a request to give specifics on how the semifinalists were chosen.
The online job posting for the position included a list of preferred qualities such as experience as a law enforcement leader, educational background and training in law enforcement, Wyoming Peace Officer Standards and Training certification and a willingness to solve problems collaboratively.
While Jordan will have the final say on who to hire in Stalder’s place, there are opportunities for public input built into the application process.
Two panels of Laramie community members began the process of interviewing semifinalists Wednesday. The panels are made up of representatives from community groups such as Cathedral Home for Children, Laramie SAFE Project and the Albany County Mental Health Board, Jordan said.
There also were representatives from University of Wyoming, Laramie City Council, the Albany County Attorney’s Office, Laramie Police Department and local EMS and fire departments.
The panels will help narrow down the pool of applicants for further interviews later in the process, Jordan said. The consulting firm also plans to host a community open house where residents can meet the finalists and share input.
The open house is tentatively scheduled for sometime in the late afternoon or early evening Sept. 22. More information on the event will soon be available online at cityoflaramie.org.
Until a new police chief is hired, Assistant Police Chief Robert Terry is leading the department.
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| 2022-09-09T14:25:31Z
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GREYBULL — Podcast host Carla Mowell first got into podcasting when “This American Life” started posting show episodes online in the mid-2000s.
"I had an office job, so when I was doing things that were more tedious I would put on an episode of ‘This American Life,’” she recalled.
"Ever since then, when I got really into podcasting, I realized I wanted more.”
Mowell was disappointed early on by the lack of Wyoming podcast content.
“When I searched, I didn’t find anything that scratched the itch I had,” she said.
Her podcast “Wyoming My 307” seeks to correct that absence, setting out to explore “the people, culture, wildlife, geology and history of the least populated, and most wonderful, state in the U.S.”
She released her 10th episode at the end of August.
“My goal is to highlight a diversity of voices from Wyoming. We have such a stereotype in Wyoming of what a Wyomingite looks like. And I love Western culture. We don't have a lot of diversity, but we have a lot more than we highlight.”
Taking a page from “This American Life,” “Wyoming My 307” is a thematic podcast—each episode consists of three segments linked by a common theme. Those segments include a guest interview bookended by“WyomingWildlife,” where Mowell shares information on Wyoming species, and “Dot on the Map,” which highlights a town in Wyoming.
"My commitment is to have at least one episode for every town in Wyoming, every 'Dot on the Map,'" Mowell said.
So far, her episodes have tackled subjects like World War II in Wyoming, Wyoming’s history of flight, the life of a game warden and growing up gay in Wyoming.
"I spent quite a bit of time even before I started the podcast just thinking through topics,” Mowell explained. She finds inspiration and possible guest speakers from a variety of sources including newspapers, magazines, books and accounts she follows on social media. “Then I start building out the idea as a whole.”
The collection of Wyoming books and publications in her home speaks to Mowell's prolific research habits.
“I’m continuously researching, always. Borrowing, buying, or reading books at the library. That part is forever. I go down these rabbit holes that are fascinating.”
Mowell writes up her podcast’s show notes in a companion blog where she provides a summary of each episode and pictures of the places she references. Mowell noted the blog has been a better access point for an older generation and those with special needs.
“Explaining podcasting to people has been part of what I've had to do, especially the older generation who might not be as attached to their dang phone as the rest of us,” she said.
Mowell set some unofficial rules for her podcast early on. One is to never feature a town she hasn't visited. She wants to immerse her listeners in the "vibe" of an area she’s personally explored rather than list information they can find online.
She also aims to interview Wyomingites, though she allows more leniency on that front.
Her fourth episode “Words of Wyoming” explores Western language with linguist Grant Barrett, co-host of NPR’s “A Way with Words” and one of Mowell’s podcasting heroes.
"I can't believe I scored this interview. I was like, so fangirling,” Mowell laughed.
She emailed the show asking for book recommendations on Western language for her own podcast “and within half an hour, Grant Barrett himself was emailing my butt!” Barrett offered to come on as a guest.
“He was so gracious. He spent extra time, because I was still new to podcasting, and he helped me,” she said.
“Wyoming My 307” has amassed a “steadily growing” audience. As of this article, the show has over 5,500 downloads. Most of Mowell’s audience is in the U.S., but she’s collected a smattering of international listeners as well.
One show element she’s working to improve is regularly releasing episodes, a key to maintaining an audience’s attention.
Two new grandchildren have kept Mowell busy, so much so that eager listeners have messaged her about when to expect more episodes.
“I do love and appreciate that energy of eagerness, of people wanting to hear the next one, and that does give me a boost too. But it’s my passion project; it’s not my job,” Mowell said.
Unlike bigger productions, she doesn’t have a team behind her.
“I’m a solo podcaster…directing, producing, editing, fact checking, I’m doing all of that. I’m okay giving myself a little grace on how often it comes out.”
Future episodes will feature Wyoming bars, architecture, the Pony Express and how to read a cemetery. Mowell is currently at work on an episode about cryptocurrency, and she’s excited about an upcoming interview with Jordan Dresser, Chairman of the Northern Arapaho Business Council.
“I do feel like an ambassador for Wyoming,” Mowell said. “I hope my podcast helps both people from Wyoming and outside of the state learn more about Wyoming and our diversity. Those of us who live here, for us to appreciate it, and those of us who are just zipping through, to slow down a little bit. There’s a lot more to Wyoming.”
“Wyoming My 307” is available on multiple podcast platforms such as Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Podbean. The show can also be accessed from Mowell’s blog at wyomingmy307.blogspot.com.
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Fearing the state could be caught flat-footed by an impending U.S. Supreme Court decision, Wyoming lawmakers are considering enshrining certain aspects of tribal sovereignty into state law.
The Supreme Court this fall is set to review a case involving the Indian Child Welfare Act and some are concerned the court may overturn the federal law which prioritizes tribes’ rights in child custody cases.
Enacted in 1978, ICWA (pronounced ick-wah by experts in common conversation) created standards for states when handling “child abuse and neglect and adoption cases involving Native children” according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The act recognizes tribal jurisdiction in decisions concerning their children. If SCOTUS rules the federal law unconstitutional, each state’s child-welfare laws would hold sway and in states without ICWA laws certain protections would disappear.
The Supreme Court recently weakened a different form of tribal authority when it overturned a prior ruling limiting state prosecutorial powers on tribal lands in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta. With that decision in mind, and what it might portend for the ICWA challenge, lawmakers on the Select Committee on Tribal Relations met last Monday to consider, in part, whether they should write ICWA’s protections into state statute.
However, the timing of the court hearing may mean the Supreme Court will rule before any new state law can be enacted. “I’m very worried about it,” said Northern Arapaho Business Council Chairman Jordan Dresser. “This case is very pivotal. And it could potentially harm our Indian children because the purpose of the act is to keep Native children with Native families and to keep that connection with their culture.”
The case at hand, Brackeen v. Haaland, involves Texan foster parents seeking adoption of a Navajo child and custody of the child’s half-sister. The Navajo Nation intervened in the case and attempted to place the child with a tribal family instead, the New York Times reported. The family contends ICWA violates the constitution by considering placement of indigenous children solely based on race.
The protocols outlined in ICWA are based on tribal sovereignty not race, according to proponents of the statute. They also note ICWA followed decades of policies — including the Indian Adoption Project and forced placement of Native children in boarding schools — aimed at disconnecting indigenous children from their communities and culture.
“I tie it back to the Indian boarding schools,” said Dresser. “Where children were taken from their homes and forced to go to school at a place far away, and they got stripped of their cultural identity.”
He says revoking ICWA could have the same effect. “We want our children in safe homes,” Dresser said. “But we want them to have a connection to who they are as Native people.”
Other states have already enacted their own ICWA laws, meaning even if the federal statute is struck down custody cases involving tribes and Native children would likely still be subject to the same protections.
New Mexico passed a state ICWA law this year which not only cemented existing federal protections, but closed gaps by adding provisions like requiring that tribes are notified within 24 hours, as reported by Source New Mexico.
In 2021 Oregon passed a similar statute described by the state’s Department of Human Services in a press release
as strengthening “Oregon’s commitment to working with tribal nations to preserve tribal families.”
During the Select Committee on Tribal Relations interim committee meeting on Aug. 29 Clare Johnson, lawyer for the Northern Arapaho, explained the importance of the federal law to tribes in Wyoming, noting she was dealing with 62 child welfare cases at the time of the hearing.
“The Northern Arapaho tribe strongly believes in bringing these cases back to tribal court to attempt to reunify the child with their family,” Johnson said. “And if that’s not possible, to place them with other members of their family or their tribe.”
Kathryn Fort, a professor at Michigan State University specializing in Indian Child Welfare Act cases, is representing the four intervening tribes in the Haaland v. Brackeen case. Fort gave a presentation on the history of the child welfare law to the committee and explained how other states passed their own statutes.
“What we know today is that while ICWA works, we still see a disproportionate number of Native children being removed from their homes than non-Native children,” Fort said.
Legislators voiced interest in further researching state laws building off the federal statute, or creating a “trigger” bill (similar to the mechanism used when the state proactively banned abortion) which would temporarily put a halt to any major changes the Supreme Court decision could bring.
Sen. Affie Ellis (R-Cheyenne), an attorney and one of two Native Americans serving in the Wyoming Legislature, noted the difficulty of passing state ICWA laws. “I don’t see this being a fast moving endeavor if we’re going to do it right,” Ellis said.
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Average gas prices drop another 7.6 cents a gallon
Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have fallen 7.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.85 per gallon Tuesday, according to GasBuddy.com's survey of 494 stations in Wyoming.
Prices in Wyoming are 36.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, and stand 31.1 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 2 cents in the last week and stands at $5.02 per gallon.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Wyoming was priced at $3.13 per gallon Monday, while the most expensive was $4.96, a difference of $1.83 per gallon.
The national average price of gasoline has fallen 7.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.75 per gallon Tuesday. The national average is down 29.5 cents per gallon from a month ago, and stands 57.6 cents per gallon higher than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.
Old West Museum to hold Hall of Fame ceremony
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum will induct a group of eight distinguished groups and individuals during the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
The induction will occur on Friday, Sept. 16, at 6 p.m. at the Event Center at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Headquarters Building. Admission includes both the ceremony and a prime rib dinner.
The list of inductees is as follows: Father Joseph C. Geders; E. Dean “Doc” Schroeder; Cheyenne Frontier Days Dandies; Roger Schreiner; Rick Keslar; the Establishing HEELs; Billy Evans Hunting Horse and The Southern Plains Intertribal Indian Dance Group; and Capt. William Lewis Pitcher.
Tickets for the event are $75 for museum non-members, $50 for members and $800 for a table with guaranteed seating. Parking for the event will be available in the B-Lot of Frontier Park.
To but tickets, visit oldwestmuseum.org/event-details/2022-cfd-hall-of-fame.
STDs an increasing concern in Wyoming
With sexually transmitted infections an increasing concern across the state, the Wyoming Department of Health is encouraging prevention strategies and testing for residents.
Comparing 2021 reported cases with those from 2020 shows Wyoming experienced a 23.6% increase in chlamydia cases, a 33.5% increase in gonorrhea cases and a 35.5% increase in syphilis cases. To date in 2022, statewide, there have been approximately 982 cases of chlamydia, 175 cases of gonorrhea and 35 cases of syphilis reported.
The most commonly diagnosed STI in Wyoming is chlamydia. Of the 2021 chlamydia infections reported in Wyoming, 24% occurred in 15- to 19-year-olds, 41% in 20- to 24-year-olds and 27% in 25- to 34-year-olds.
Dr. Alexia Harrist, state health officer and state epidemiologist with WDH, said the increased rates are unfortunate. “If left untreated, these infections can cause long-term pelvic or abdominal pain, an increased risk of getting HIV, infertility, pregnancy complications, stillbirth and infant death,” she said.
Harrist noted overall STI testing was down in 2020 and 2021 compared to previous years, resulting in potentially undiagnosed and untreated STIs in Wyoming.
WDH offers detailed STI information, free condom resources, low or no-cost testing, at-home testing options and STI treatment through the www.KnoWyo.org website.
WDH encourages registration for suicide prevention symposium
The Wyoming Department of Health is inviting teachers, law enforcement representatives, clinicians, loss survivors, community members and other stakeholders to attend the 2022 Wyoming Suicide Prevention Symposium in Cheyenne later this month.
The free two-day event begins at 8 a.m. Sept. 26 at Little America Hotel and Resort in Cheyenne.
“Unfortunately, Wyoming consistently has had one of the nation’s highest suicide rates,” said Cathy Hoover, Injury and Violence Prevention Program manager with the WDH, in a news release on Tuesday. “While the numbers are attention-getting and sobering, we know these numbers aren’t just statistics. They represent loved ones, teachers, co-workers, friends and children. It is nearly impossible to find someone in Wyoming who hasn’t been affected by suicide.”
Hoover said the symposium is an opportunity to examine what can be done to better help communities in the fight against suicide. The two-day agenda will allow attendees to discuss current trends, substance use, suicide loss and the future of prevention.
Planned topics include veteran suicide, destigmatization, transforming loss into action and suicidal ideation, with presentations from experts across Wyoming and the U.S. Free suicide prevention training, known as Question Persuade Refer, or QPR, will be available. Information will also be available about the new 988 suicide and crisis lifeline number.
Registration and more information can be found at visitcheyenne.regfox.com/2022-wyoming-suicide-prevention-symposium.
Anyone needing special accommodations to attend the symposium is asked to contact the Injury and Violence Prevention Program at 307-777-2923 seven days prior to the meeting to describe their needs.
If you or someone you know is in immediate danger of harming themselves, please call 911. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, call the U.S. national suicide prevention lifeline at 988 or text “WYO” to 741-741 for the crisis text line.
Three more in Wyoming die from COVID-19
Three more Wyoming residents have died from the COVID-19 coronavirus, bringing the state’s pandemic death toll to 1,884.
The Wyoming Department of Health reported Tuesday that all three of the newly reported deaths happened in August. They included:
- An older adult Sheridan County man, who had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Sublette County man, who was hospitalized and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
- An older adult Weston County man, who was a resident of a long-term care facility and had health conditions known to put people at higher risk of severe illness.
State, VA partner to connect veterans with resources
Veterans in rural areas can participate in a new pilot program to help connect them with telehealth and mental health resources they’re entitled to.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and state of Wyoming have posted flyers at rest areas across the state to help reach veterans while traveling. The flyers share information about telehealth options available for veterans, locations of the closest VA facilities and the number for the Veterans Crisis Line.
Wyoming collaborated with VA as an early adopter of the program because of its status as the least populated state. The Cowboy State also maintains nearly 7,000 miles of highways, which makes the 33 rest areas across the state key points to connect with locals and visitors.
Rural health care is often limited because of various challenges with funding, care requirements and expansive geography, the VA says in a press release. The campaign will help connect Veterans with VA resources and maintain their continuity of care within the VA health care system.
For more information, visit telehealth.va.gov.
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| 2022-09-09T14:25:49Z
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Riddle me this: What’s hated by Republicans in Alaska, feared by Democrats in Nevada, loved by Australians and may be coming to Wyoming?
If you said “ranked-choice voting,” go to the head of the class. Knowing the correct answer means you may be a hardline Wyoming Republican who’s tired of Democrats “meddling” in your elections, or one of the rest of us who are weary of the GOP’s hysterical rants about banning “crossover voting.” Whatever the case, you’re likely ready for meaningful election reform.
The Equality State has a closed primary, plurality system. Only voters who register as either Democrats or Republicans may vote in their respective party’s primary; unaffiliated voters can’t participate. Each party’s primary is winner-take-all, but the victor doesn’t need a majority of the votes cast.
An alternative method is ranked-choice voting with open primaries. Candidates from any party can run and every eligible registered voter – Republicans, Democrats, independents and those affiliated with smaller parties – may vote. A specified number of candidates advance to the general election.
In RCV, voters rank all candidates for a given office – first choice, second choice, etc. The initial vote tally only includes voters’ top choice.
If a candidate wins a majority of votes, he or she is elected. If not, the candidate with the fewest number of votes is eliminated. Then officials tabulate the second choices of voters who ranked the dropped candidate first. The process is repeated until one candidate wins over 50%.
RCV has been used all over the world, including in Australian elections for more than a century, but it’s a relatively new concept in the U.S. More than 10 million voting-age citizens live in a city or state that has already implemented or will use the system in upcoming elections. In 2016, Maine adopted RCV for all federal, state and legislative elections, and Alaska did the same in 2020.
A couple RCV bills have been filed in the Wyoming Legislature, but the concept wasn’t seriously considered until last month. The Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee voted to draft two bills – one that would switch to RCV for all federal, state and legislative elections, and another to allow municipalities to use it for local races.
Wyoming Republican Party officials claim the law that allows “crossover” voting – even at the polls on Election Day – lets Dems meddle in their affairs. They want voters to stay in their own lane.
The recent congressional primary election showed Republican power brokers they had no reason to worry. Many Democrats crossed over for Liz Cheney, but Harriet Hageman captured nearly two-thirds of total votes. Howls from the far right for crossover voting bans and runoff elections should turn into murmurs.
But for Wyoming residents who still believe primary winners should be elected by a majority, not just a plurality, this is the perfect time for the state to consider RCV.
Why? Because the system, which is often called an “instant runoff,” requires just one trip to the polls in the primary. There’s no need for an expensive runoff to determine which candidates advance to the general election.
In a state where Republicans outnumber Democrats more than 4-to-1, there’s a high likelihood two or more GOP candidates would be squaring off in the November general election. But as the recent Alaska special election demonstrated, it’s still possible for a Democrat to win in deep-red states.
Mary Peltola, a moderate Democrat, defeated Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich. When the latter candidate was eliminated and second choices came into play, Peltola ended up with a three-point victory.
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., blasted Alaska’s new RCV system as “a scam to rig elections.”
“Sixty percent of Alaska voters voted for a Republican, but thanks to a convoluted process and ballot exhaustion – which disenfranchises voters – a Democrat ‘won,’” Cotton tweeted.
Palin railed against “this new crazy, convoluted, confusing ranked-choice voting system” she blames for losing. I’m sure the ex-governor’s decision to abandon her office mid-term years ago had nothing to do with the outcome.
Thanks to Donald Trump’s nonstop, fact-free whining about how the 2020 election was stolen, many Republicans will never admit defeat. If they win an election, it’s always fair; lose, and it’s forever rigged.
But in Nevada, Democrats oppose a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November. Democrats, including many progressives, call RCV potentially “confusing” and “exclusionary.”
Neither criticism rings true. RCV is an appropriate response to Wyoming Republicans’ insistence that the current system is rigged against them. The change provides all the advantages of a runoff at only a fraction of the cost.
Ranked-choice voting is not too complicated for Wyoming voters to understand. It would open up the process by allowing all eligible voters a chance to not only participate, but still have a voice in the outcome if their first choice loses.
Let’s give it a chance. At a minimum, the committee’s bill to make it an option in municipal elections is worth testing for a limited time. If we kick the tires and take it for a spin, it might be a smooth ride into our future.
The Drake’s Take is a weekly column by veteran Wyoming journalist Kerry Drake, and produced by WyoFile.com, a nonprofit news organization focused on Wyoming people, places and policy.
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| 2022-09-09T14:25:56Z
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The traditional horse race politics of Democrat versus Republican are being supplanted by a more fundamental confrontation between defenders of our democracy, flawed as it is, and those who call themselves patriots while pursuing authoritarianism. The Republican Party, in thrall to the cult of Donald Trump, is openly professing subversion of elections. Allied with armed militias, the GOP and its backers are working to bend or break the institutions of government.
“We are in a crisis of democracy. We are not approaching a constitutional crisis; the crisis is upon us. And the question is: What do we do about it?” Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, asked on the Democracy Now! news hour.
President Joe Biden gave a primetime speech last week on the threats to democracy, calling out Donald Trump by name and repeatedly referencing “MAGA Republicans,” the now-dominant “Make America Great Again” GOP faction entirely servile to Trump that embraces his lie that he won the 2020 election. Biden’s backdrop was Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, where two foundational documents of the United States were debated and signed: the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
“Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic,” Biden said. “They look at the mob that stormed the United States Capitol on January 6, brutally attacking law enforcement, not as insurrectionists who placed a dagger to the throat of our democracy, but ... as patriots. They see their MAGA failure to stop a peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election as preparation for the 2022 and 2024 elections. They tried everything last time to nullify the votes of 81 million people. This time, they’re determined to succeed in thwarting the will of the people.”
Traditionally, Republicans leaned on voter suppression as one of their key tactics. In 1980, conservative Republican activist Paul Weyrich said in a speech: “I don’t want everybody to vote. Elections are not won by a majority of people, they never been from the beginning of our country, and they are not now ... Our leverage in the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down.”
Now, Trump allies are seeking to intervene in elections more directly. The Brennan Center for Justice recently wrote a letter to state Associations of Election Officials, saying, “Insider threats are not a new phenomenon, nor are they unique to election security, but the current participation of election deniers in the election process, and active recruitment of more, has sparked an increase in breaches of the physical security of election equipment ... Those who manufacture distrust in elections use false claims that security has been breached or chain of custody broken as part of their efforts.”
CNN obtained a video of a Michigan GOP training session for poll workers, with party officials instructing people to break election laws by infiltrating polling places to challenge voters, take video recordings illegally, and other actions to disrupt voting.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis created the nation’s first “election police force,” with armed officers tasked with ferreting out election fraud that even DeSantis admits is almost nonexistent. In August, this new police force arrested 20 people, mostly Black men, for voting after believing their right to vote as former felons had been restored. Many of them now face up to five years in prison. The chilling message is clear: Voting while Black can be dangerous.
Trump-allied election deniers are also seeking higher office, winning Republican primaries with pledges to “decertify the 2020 election,” a key Trump demand. Kari Lake, a former newscaster who is Arizona’s Republican candidate for governor, has taken the pledge despite the fact that no such legal decertification process exists. Three Republican candidates for secretary of state and Pennsylvania’s Republican candidate for governor, along with scores of county clerk candidates have all embraced Trump’s 2020 election lies. These elected offices actually run the elections.
“The Trump wing of the party and the MAGA Republicans have jumped the rails of constitutional democracy, of the factual universe, and of representative democracy,” Nancy MacLean, a historian of the right at Duke University, said on Democracy Now! “You cannot have a democracy in which one party does not accept the legitimacy of the other party’s candidates, elected officials and the outcomes of elections. But that is where we have come with Donald Trump and the MAGA faction.”
The growing, right-wing militia movement adds the prospect of violence to the electoral process. Trump recently said that if reelected he would consider “full pardons with an apology to many” of the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrectionists.
The 2022 midterms and the 2024 general elections will profoundly impact the trajectory of our political system. Elie Mystal’s question is one we all must seriously consider: What are we going to do about it?
Amy GoodmanandDenis Moynihan,along with David Goodman, are co-authors of The New York Times best-seller “Democracy Now!: 20 Years Covering the Movements Changing America.”
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CASPER – Optimism is mounting at one of Wyoming’s nascent rare earths projects.
Early drilling results suggest the Halleck Creek deposit north of Laramie is larger than anticipated, and may rank among the most promising potential mines in the world, Western Rare Earths announced Sept. 1.
The company, a U.S. subsidiary of Australian exploration company American Rare Earths, acquired Halleck Creek a little over a year ago. It figured, from surface data, that the deposit’s roughly 350 million metric tons of mineralized rock contained up to a million metric tons of rare earths.
During preliminary drilling this spring, the company discovered that the rare earths extend farther east and deeper underground than it anticipated.
It has since expanded its estimate to encompass over a billion metric tons of mineralized rock and closer to 2 million metric tons of rare earths.
“The Halleck Creek project is shaping up to become a world class asset. The maiden drill campaign was a resounding success, and the new exploration target is massive,” Chris Gibbs, managing director and CEO of American Rare Earths, said in a written statement.
For rare earths, those numbers are huge.
A collection of 17 elements required for everything from smartphones to electric vehicles, rare earths are – despite their name – relatively common in nature.
They’re distributed thinly enough, though, that mineable deposits can be tough to find.
“Finding one that’s big enough to matter, and rich enough to be worthwhile, is actually quite rare in the global landscape of rare earths,” said Western Rare Earths CEO Marty Weems.
That’s what sets deposits like Halleck Creek apart.
Western Rare Earths believes that project, along with a similarly vast, but less concentrated deposit the company is studying in Arizona, could – with further research – turn out to be one of the largest reserves ever found.
Rare Element Resources, the owner of the state’s other active rare earths project, determined following years of site study that its northeastern Wyoming resource holds roughly 500,000 metric tons of rare earths.
“Not many rare earth deposit discoveries around the world have more than a million tons of rare earth content in them,” Weems said. “We’re not guaranteeing that it does. We’re just saying, based on the limited data we have, it looks like it very well may have those kinds of volumes.”
Ranie Lands, a geologist at the Wyoming State Geological Survey, told the Star-Tribune via email that the agency has no independent way of verifying the size of the Halleck Creek deposit. It’ll take the company several years to verify those findings, Weems said.
But each round of drilling will bring it closer, starting with the samples it plans to extract between the end of this month and late October and finish analyzing by early 2023.
Most rare earth elements, considered essential to national function and vulnerable to supply chain disruption, are classified by the U.S. as critical minerals.
With the bulk of the country’s rare earths imported from China, establishing a domestic supply chain is a priority for the Biden administration and a target for subsidies intended to accelerate that development.
Western Rare Earths hopes that federal backing will help it turn the Halleck Creek project into a mine that supports hundreds of southeastern Wyoming jobs within a decade.
It’s also partnering with researchers in an effort to bring down the costs and environmental impacts of processing, challenges that have historically deterred U.S. investment in rare earths mining. (Rare Element Resources is also investing heavily in supply chain improvements.)
Meanwhile, Western Rare Earths has identified another advantage: The prevalence of radioactive elements at Halleck Creek – unlike most other mineable rare earths deposits – appears to fall well below the hazardous threshold. It still has to confirm that, too.
“There’s a lot of drilling in our future,” Weems said.
Which will be followed, he noted, by reclamation.
If all goes to plan, the very high concentration of rare earths and very low levels of radiation could enable Western Rare Earths to secure fewer permits, take fewer precautions and process smaller volumes of rock compared with many of its competitors.
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Cheyenne Transit Program Director Renae Jording poses for a portrait outside of the administrative offices along West Lincolnway in Cheyenne on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Jesse boards a Cheyenne Transit Program bus stops along West 17th Street in Cheyenne on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne Transit Program Director Renae Jording poses for a portrait outside of the administrative offices along West Lincolnway in Cheyenne on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
CHEYENNE – Looking to bounce back from COVID-related limitations, the Cheyenne Transit Program hopes a new plan will help bus service in the Capital City better serve its residents.
CTP ceased running its regular routes during the pandemic in favor of on-demand service, which could be requested by riders either through a smartphone app or by calling the transit office. And while the program's director says the on-demand service has largely been a success, she and Cheyenne's mayor say they also believe it's important to reinstate route-based service.
For the past three weeks, CTP has been trying out the first part of a new fixed-route system, developed by Jording and consultants using heat maps of ridership. It runs on Lincolnway to Central/Warren avenues, then over to Dell Range Boulevard.
With all three planned phases implemented, there would be four fixed routes based on, and likely further adjusted to, ridership demand.
Another goal of the new routes would be less time on the bus than on pre-pandemic fixed routes. The current average ride time is 13.84 minutes, which Jording said was not happening with the former fixed routes.
"The old route system – did it work? Yes. People could ride the bus. But it took you way too long to get from" point A to point B because of the way the routes were structured, Jording said.
She said the pause on fixed-route service during the pandemic was the perfect time to rethink what Cheyenne's bus routes looked like. This led to the 2022 Cheyenne Transit Development Plan, which Jording expects will be completed by the end of year.
Ridership 'not great'
Jording said it's averaging 26 to 28 riders per day, which she said is "not great." But she noted that CTP has not yet done any kind of mass publicity of the new route, which they plan to do soon.
Still, as a whole, the transit system averaged 83 new riders per month between January and July, Jording said.
She said public transit ridership steadily decreased in Cheyenne, along with most municipalities across the country, throughout the pandemic. People "don't need transportation like they needed it before," the director said. "The pandemic changed us, as a whole, and so what people need and want is totally different than what we gave them" previously.
The transit program moved to on-demand service because it was "the only way we could limit the number of people on a bus at one time" while social distancing requirements were in place, Jording said.
Once those were lifted by Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, CTP didn't have enough staff to reinstate the routes, Jording said. No positions were lost because of the pandemic, she said. But during that time, they did lose some people to retirement, some didn't want to work during the pandemic, and others said they would not wear a mask while working and decided to leave their jobs.
"We didn't replace them because of how we were providing service. We didn't need them at that time," Jording said.
A new federal licensing requirement also added more barriers to receiving a commercial driver's license, the director said, meaning a longer training period before new drivers can start jobs.
Several of CTP's vehicles are also currently out of service, with vital parts on backorder for lengthy periods of time.
Looking forward
Because of these issues, the transit director said it's hard to put a timeline on when each phase might be implemented.
"It'll depend on vehicles. It'll depend on drivers. It'll depend on money," she said. "The funding is not so much an issue, because we're still getting our grant funding. The city is still supporting us 100%, the county is still supporting us, the state is still supporting us. That's not as much of an issue as it is that it's taking three years to get replacement vehicles."
Jording said seniors and people with disabilities are a big part of those served by CTP buses, but it also serves a large number of people who don't fit into either of those categories.
A public meeting on the plan was held Aug. 31, both in person and via Zoom. About 20 members of the public attended that meeting, which Jording called "the best attended public meeting" of her career.
While she's certainly heard some complaints from residents during the pandemic about the loss of fixed-route service, she thinks that kind of sentiment has only been about 10% of the total feedback.
About 90% of the comments she hears about the on-demand service is that it's "better than it was before," and "don't take it away," Jording said. On the app, ratings for on-demand rides are 98% positive, she said.
Still, a certain segment of past, current or potential riders also wants to be able to rely on predictable bus routes.
"There's places people need to go, and they need to be able to count on a bus and not have to call each time," Mayor Patrick Collins told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. "So, I'm excited about this new evolution. We're probably going to have to spend a little bit of time to try it for a while, see what works, and modify it until we finally get it to where it works for everybody."
Hannah Black is the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s criminal justice reporter. She can be reached at hblack@wyomingnews.com or 307-633-3128. Follow her on Twitter at @hannahcblack.
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Riddle me this: What’s hated by Republicans in Alaska, feared by Democrats in Nevada, loved by Australians and may be coming to Wyoming?
If you said “ranked-choice voting,” go to the head of the class. Knowing the correct answer means you may be a hardline Wyoming Republican who’s tired of Democrats “meddling” in your elections, or one of the rest of us who are weary of the GOP’s hysterical rants about banning “crossover voting.” Whatever the case, you’re likely ready for meaningful election reform.
The Equality State has a closed primary, plurality system. Only voters who register as either Democrats or Republicans may vote in their respective party’s primary; unaffiliated voters can’t participate. Each party’s primary is winner-take-all, but the victor doesn’t need a majority of the votes cast.
An alternative method is ranked-choice voting with open primaries. Candidates from any party can run and every eligible registered voter – Republicans, Democrats, independents and those affiliated with smaller parties – may vote. A specified number of candidates advance to the general election.
In RCV, voters rank all candidates for a given office – first choice, second choice, etc. The initial vote tally only includes voters’ top choice.
If a candidate wins a majority of votes, he or she is elected. If not, the candidate with the fewest number of votes is eliminated. Then officials tabulate the second choices of voters who ranked the dropped candidate first. The process is repeated until one candidate wins over 50%.
RCV has been used all over the world, including in Australian elections for more than a century, but it’s a relatively new concept in the U.S. More than 10 million voting-age citizens live in a city or state that has already implemented or will use the system in upcoming elections. In 2016, Maine adopted RCV for all federal, state and legislative elections, and Alaska did the same in 2020.
A couple RCV bills have been filed in the Wyoming Legislature, but the concept wasn’t seriously considered until last month. The Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee voted to draft two bills – one that would switch to RCV for all federal, state and legislative elections, and another to allow municipalities to use it for local races.
Wyoming Republican Party officials claim the law that allows “crossover” voting – even at the polls on Election Day – lets Dems meddle in their affairs. They want voters to stay in their own lane.
The recent congressional primary election showed Republican power brokers they had no reason to worry. Many Democrats crossed over for Liz Cheney, but Harriet Hageman captured nearly two-thirds of total votes. Howls from the far right for crossover voting bans and runoff elections should turn into murmurs.
But for Wyoming residents who still believe primary winners should be elected by a majority, not just a plurality, this is the perfect time for the state to consider RCV.
Why? Because the system, which is often called an “instant runoff,” requires just one trip to the polls in the primary. There’s no need for an expensive runoff to determine which candidates advance to the general election.
In a state where Republicans outnumber Democrats more than 4-to-1, there’s a high likelihood two or more GOP candidates would be squaring off in the November general election. But as the recent Alaska special election demonstrated, it’s still possible for a Democrat to win in deep-red states.
Mary Peltola, a moderate Democrat, defeated Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich. When the latter candidate was eliminated and second choices came into play, Peltola ended up with a three-point victory.
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., blasted Alaska’s new RCV system as “a scam to rig elections.”
“Sixty percent of Alaska voters voted for a Republican, but thanks to a convoluted process and ballot exhaustion – which disenfranchises voters – a Democrat ‘won,’” Cotton tweeted.
Palin railed against “this new crazy, convoluted, confusing ranked-choice voting system” she blames for losing. I’m sure the ex-governor’s decision to abandon her office mid-term years ago had nothing to do with the outcome.
Thanks to Donald Trump’s nonstop, fact-free whining about how the 2020 election was stolen, many Republicans will never admit defeat. If they win an election, it’s always fair; lose, and it’s forever rigged.
But in Nevada, Democrats oppose a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November. Democrats, including many progressives, call RCV potentially “confusing” and “exclusionary.”
Neither criticism rings true. RCV is an appropriate response to Wyoming Republicans’ insistence that the current system is rigged against them. The change provides all the advantages of a runoff at only a fraction of the cost.
Ranked-choice voting is not too complicated for Wyoming voters to understand. It would open up the process by allowing all eligible voters a chance to not only participate, but still have a voice in the outcome if their first choice loses.
Let’s give it a chance. At a minimum, the committee’s bill to make it an option in municipal elections is worth testing for a limited time. If we kick the tires and take it for a spin, it might be a smooth ride into our future.
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Judge tosses Trump’s Russia probe suit against Clinton, FBI
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and former top FBI officials, rejecting the former president’s claims that they and others acted in concert to concoct the Russia investigation that shadowed much of his administration.
U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks said in a sharply worded ruling on Thursday that Trump’s lawsuit, filed in March, contained “glaring structural deficiencies” and that many of the “characterizations of events are implausible.”
He dismissed the idea that Trump had sued to correct an actual legal harm, saying that “instead, he is seeking to flaunt a two-hundred-page political manifesto outlining his grievances against those that have opposed him, and this Court is not the appropriate forum.”
The lawsuit had named as defendants Clinton and some of her top advisers, as well as former FBI Director James Comey and other FBI officials involved in the investigation into whether Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign had coordinated with Russia to sway the outcome of the election.
A 2019 Justice Department inspector general report did identify certain flaws by the FBI during the Russia investigation, but did not find evidence that the bureau’s leaders were motivated by political bias in opening the probe.
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US, NATO note Ukraine army gains but see war dragging on
BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine’s armed forces have made significant early gains in their counter-offensive against Russian troops in southern and eastern Ukraine but fighting appears set to drag on for months, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the head of NATO said Friday.
Blinken, who was at NATO headquarters to brief the 29 U.S. allies after a trip to Kyiv on Thursday, said the six-month war in Ukraine is entering a critical period. He urged the conflict-torn country’s Western backers to maintain their support through the winter.
“The initial signs are positive, and we see Ukraine making real, demonstrable progress in a deliberate way,” Blinken said, referring to the Ukrainian military’s recent push into Russian-occupied areas in southern Ukraine and the eastern Donbas region.
“But this is likely to go on for some significant period of time,” he said. “There are a huge number of Russian forces that are in Ukraine, and unfortunately, tragically, horrifically, President (Vladimir) Putin has demonstrated that he will throw a lot of people into this at huge cost to Russia.”
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the invasion launched by Putin in February is “entering a critical phase.”
“Ukrainian forces have been able to stall Moscow’s offensive in Donbas, strike back behind Russian lines and retake territory,” he said.
But Stoltenberg warned that allied unity will be tested in coming months, “with pressure on energy supplies and the soaring cost of living caused by Russia’s war.” He renewed calls for allies to supply special uniforms, generators, tents and equipment to help Ukraine’s army weather the winter.
Blinken appeared moved by his visit to Ukraine as he railed against what he said were Russian war crimes and the price of “indiscriminate violence” inflicted on civilians.
“I saw the costs in my visit to a children’s hospital in Kyiv, where I met kids who will spend the rest of their lives without limbs, or with enduring brain injuries, or with other trauma that may be invisible to the eye, because of atrocities committed by Russian forces,” he said.
The one-day visit was Blinken’s second to Ukraine’s capital since the war began, and his fifth into Ukraine since becoming secretary of state. On his last trip, in April, he traveled on the same overnight train with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin but did not have the opportunity to see much of the damage in and around the city caused by Russian shelling.
At the hospital, Blinken met with, among other children wounded in aerial and artillery attacks, a six-year old girl named Maryna who lost a leg after a rocket struck her house in the city of Kherson. He also toured the town of Irpin, much of it devastated by repeated Russian air strikes.
“You see just miles from downtown Kyiv these bombed-out buildings, civilian dwellings,” he said after his return. “The only thing you can say when you see it is, at best – at best, these were indiscriminate attacks on civilian buildings, and at worst, intentional, deliberate, designed to terrorize the population.”
“There has to be accountability for those who committed atrocities,” Blinken said.
At NATO on Friday, Blinken said Putin is using every weapon he has, including energy, to try to “break the will” of the allies, but that there is “a growing recognition around the world that while the costs of standing up to the Kremlin’s aggression are high, the costs of standing down would be even higher.”
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“But this is likely to go on for some significant period of time,” he said. “There are a huge number of Russian forces that are in Ukraine, and unfortunately, tragically, horrifically, President (Vladimir) Putin has demonstrated that he will throw a lot of people into this at huge cost to Russia.”
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the invasion launched by Putin in February is “entering a critical phase.”
“Ukrainian forces have been able to stall Moscow’s offensive in Donbas, strike back behind Russian lines and retake territory,” he said.
But Stoltenberg warned that allied unity will be tested in coming months, “with pressure on energy supplies and the soaring cost of living caused by Russia’s war.” He renewed calls for allies to supply special uniforms, generators, tents and equipment to help Ukraine’s army weather the coming winter.
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Many who watch political discourse have noticed an alarming trend. Increasingly, pundits and policymakers paint an opposing position as “religious” and then dismiss that position out of hand – as though the position itself violated the so-called “separation of church and state.”
This attitude stifles public discourse. Not only is the “separation of church and state” an extra-constitutional dogma, it misinterprets the legitimate and necessary distinction between church and state. Worse, it disrespects fellow citizens at the very core of their being – their deepest identity.
This trend was on full display last March when the “trigger bill” (House Bill 92) was being debated on the floor of the Wyoming Senate. It also appears regularly in anti-religious screeds on the opinion page – often, but not always, in connection with abortion. There are three things seriously wrong with such arguments.
First, the claim that a child in the womb is a living human being, protected under Article 1, Section 2 of the Wyoming Constitution, is not a religious claim. It is a medical claim. You can test it by checking to see if the DNA is human. You can test it by looking for signs of life – like a heartbeat. You can test it by seeing if a separate and unique individual exists.
None of these medical markers requires an act of faith. What requires an act of faith is to believe that a living human being does not merit full protection in law. Usually, this claim is connected to “personhood theory.” This dogma holds that not every human life is equal, but that there is an unseen and uncertain quality that some people have that makes them full persons under the law.
The Supreme Court recently pointed out, in Dobbs v. Jackson, that it is unacceptable to “impose on the people a particular theory about when the rights of personhood begin” (p. 38). This – and not the demand for equal protection under the law – is tantamount to the establishment of religion.
Second, the U.S. Constitution was written precisely to allow people of all religions to participate in public discourse and to hold public office without discrimination. Since ancient times, governance and religion were joined at the hip. Only adherents of the dominant religion could have any say. Before Constantine, governing privilege required public adherence to the Roman gods.
After Constantine, sometimes the Christians were in power, and sometimes their pagan counterparts were. Eventually, governance stabilized around Christendom until the Reformation of the 16th century. That made some governments Catholic, others Reformed and others Lutheran.
But America’s founders changed course entirely. They explicitly invited every person to use the power of persuasion to convince fellow citizens of the rightness of their beliefs. Quaker, Episcopalian, Catholic or Jew – every citizen could enter public office without first passing a religious test (U.S. Constitution, Article VI).
The assumption was that each citizen would fully represent his or her religion in the public square and build consensus on the basis of commonality. Nobody thought that religious people had to hide their deepest and most meaningful thoughts to be taken seriously in policy debates. The ideology of “secularism” was not even invented until George Holyoke introduced the term in 1850.
Third, religious neutrality is a lie. Every assertion is, ultimately, a religious statement. It rests on unspoken assumptions about the nature of the universe. Even the statement “two plus two is four” assumes that “is” means “equals” and not merely “similar.” It assumes immutability – that it will always equal the same amount. It assumes that language has actual, objective meaning. These assumptions are unapologetically religious.
All public discourse is religious. It’s time to stop pretending otherwise. Secularist claims should not be privileged over Christian claims. The only privilege any claim merits is the power of persuasion.
That was the foundational idea of America. People are not excluded from the debate because they refuse to expunge God from their vocabulary. Claims about the nature of life, marriage, family and citizenship can, and should be, debated in the public square. We owe that courtesy to our fellow citizens.
It is legitimate to question beliefs and challenge fellow citizens to defend their beliefs in the court of public opinion. Faith, after all, is adherence to the truth. It does no one good to outlaw the testing of truth claims. But it is a disservice to public discourse to disallow an otherwise true argument just because it has religious adherents. Let’s talk.
Jonathan Lange is a Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod pastor in Evanston and Kemmerer and serves the Wyoming Pastors Network. Follow his blog at OnlyHuman-JL.blogspot.com. Email: JLange64@allwest.net.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. revealed that Advertise Purple is No. 1608 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
According to Advertise Purple's CEO Kyle Mitnick, "What an honor to make this list for the fifth consecutive year. Since the early days at Advertise Purple, we've made a concerted effort to push the boundaries of what is possible in our ecosystem. We challenge our teams to find better solutions, build better processes, and continue to take calculated risks, all in the name of improving client outcomes. Today, we get to celebrate those decisions and reflect on our successes. Tomorrow, we center ourselves and return to delivering unparalleled service for our brands.
Thank you to Inc., our customers, and most importantly, our fantastic AdPurp team."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, which will be available on August 23.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Advertise Purple (www.AdvertisePurple.com) is a tech-enabled partnership marketing service. We have helped over 3,000 brands in 23 verticals generate over $3B in affiliate revenue, making us the leader in affiliate program management. Through a combination of experience, exclusive proprietary affiliate partnership technology Purply™, and our team of 150+, Advertise Purple provides award-winning affiliate program management for Enterprise, SMB, and international e-commerce brands looking to drive performance-based online customer acquisition.
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Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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Life Time provides daily support, resources and motivation during 60day to help people be their healthiest selves at its nearly 160 athletic country clubs in the U.S. and Canada
CHANHASSEN, Minn., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Since 2010, participants have lost more than one million pounds in Life Time's 60day Challenge. For those looking to get a head start, or back on track, with their health and wellness habits, Life Time (NYSE: LTH) is launching the fall version of its 60day across its athletic country clubs on September 10th, with registration open through the 17th.
The Life Time 60day provides comprehensive daily support, resources, and motivation for anyone looking to jumpstart their wellness goals and live a healthier life. The eight-week challenge includes a consultation with a Life Time personal trainer, daily workouts, a meal plan, 150+ healthy recipe ideas, weekly challenges for prizes and access to a team of in-person and virtual coaches. The 60day can help with a range of wellness goals including weight loss, gaining muscle, reducing stress and improving your eating habits.
"With the added stress and packed schedules that often come with this time of year, fall is a critical time to regain accountability for your workout routine," said Anika Christ, Life Time's Senior Director of Nutrition and Weight Loss. "Our 60day programming boosts your motivation and gives you a proven plan to follow with the days getting shorter and to-do lists getting longer."
The program has led to thousands of transformations over the years, like Jarron Lucas (Centreville, VA), a winner in Life Time's most recent 60day spring challenge. One of Lucas' goals during the 60day was to log everything he ate and drank for the entire challenge. He also worked out consistently and celebrated little victories every day. He transformed his health, lost a significant amount of body fat and to boot, gained the confidence to land his dream job as a federal security officer.
After each Life Time 60day, participants can submit an essay and photos. Life Time coaches select the top contenders, who receive a prize pack. Winners will be announced on November 30th.
Prizes for winners include a five-day/four-night getaway for two to Breathless Cancun Soul Resort & Spa, ten personal training sessions from the most accredited trainers in the industry, a Life Time Membership dues credit, a Life Time nutritional supplement prize pack and a WHOOP band.
For more information on the in-club program and to sign up, visit www.lifetime60day.com.
For those seeking additional resources and coaching, Life Time is also launching a complimentary, two-week guided D.TOX program on September 19th that can help you reset your eating habits and lose weight.
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Life Time (NYSE: LTH) empowers people to live healthy, happy lives through its portfolio of nearly 160 athletic country clubs across the United States and Canada. The company's healthy way of life communities and ecosystem address all aspects of healthy living, healthy aging and healthy entertainment for people 90 days to 90+ years old. Supported by a team of more than 30,000 dedicated professionals, Life Time is committed to providing the best programs and experiences through its clubs, iconic athletic events and comprehensive digital platform.
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Two days before 9/11, The National Hero of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Massoud was assassinated by Al-Qaeda operatives sent by Osama Bin Laden.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diegans, yet again in their yearly tradition, honored the late Ahmad Shah Massoud, dubbed the "Afghan Who Won the Cold War" by the Wall Street Journal. San Diego County Supervisor & 2-term former Senator Joel Anderson, of the San Diego Board of Supervisors, declared Ahmad Shah Massoud Day, in San Diego. San Diego County is home to the highest concentration of Afghan Diaspora, and refugees within Southern California. The Massoud Foundation USA serves in Afghanistan and the United States.
Joel Anderson, Supervisor for District 2, stated, "I am honored to present The Massoud Foundation USA with a proclamation declaring September 9th "Ahmad Shah Massoud Day" in San Diego County. Ahmad Shah Massoud fought for and embodied ideals San Diegan's hold dear such as freedom, dignity, and honor. He will always be remembered for his extensive efforts to protect and defend the people of Afghanistan."
Chief Executive Officer, of The Massoud Foundation USA, Yusuf Dawood Nazar (Yusife Nazir), stated "I thank the American people, and specifically the people of San Diego for institutionalizing this holiday, and being the first place outside of Afghanistan to celebrate yearly. This proclamation was timely. The People of Afghanistan are continuing the legacy of Commander Massoud by fighting for their freedom and inalienable rights. Commander Massoud defeated the Soviet Union and communist regime in Kabul, and for years deterred and contained international terrorism on his own. When people started listening to his warnings, it was too late and he was assassinated by Al-Qaeda. The vision of Commander Massoud for a peaceful Afghanistan was a democratic government and political system where Afghanistan's people regardless of ethnicity, religion, and gender enjoy equal rights and coexist peacefully with themselves and the international community.
This is the second time that such as a proclamation has occurred in San Diego, 2 years ago Ahmad Shah Massoud Day was announced in San Diego, by the cities Council.
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CHEYENNE – High school football rosters have space for both offensive and defensive roles in the position column. Players have a position listed in both spaces, regardless of whether they’ll ever step foot on the field in a second role.
The defensive side of Cheyenne Central’s roster features two rows notable for their lack of a position.
Juniors Brock Pedersen and Keelan Anderson both have kicker listed in the offensive side of the column and nothing in the defensive portion.
Pedersen has handled all but two kickoffs and all but one punt for the Indians (1-1), who host No. 4-ranked Natrona County (1-1) at 6 tonight at Riske Field.
The 5-foot-11, 165-pounder ranks second in Class 4A in kickoff average (57.2 yards), is tied for second in touchbacks (four) and is third in opponents’ average starting position (22-yard line). Pedersen is 6 for 6 on extra point attempts.
“(Pedersen) puts a lot of time into kicking and really owns the position,” Central coach Mike Apodaca said. “A lot of times, you get a soccer player who just happens to be your best kicker, and he’s just kind of there. Brock is a soccer player, but he puts a lot of time and effort into his kicking.”
Pedersen took over Central’s kicking duties last season, averaging 46.2 yards per kickoff, going 23 of 26 on extra points and 4 for 6 on field goals, with a long of 43 yards. He also punted 19 times for an average of 31.2 yards.
“Kicking is one of the biggest parts of the game of football, because so many games come down to a couple of points,” Pedersen said. “I take my responsibility very seriously. I play this game for my teammates, and I want to come through for them.”
Pedersen does his best to keep himself busy and out of the way of his teammates during practice. He starts each afternoon with some light kicking before stretching and then working on game-like situations. Occasionally, Apodaca asks Pedersen to focus on specific elements.
“If he thinks we could be in for a close game, he’ll have me work on on-side kicks,” Pedersen said. “If a team has a really strong returner on the right side, he’ll have me work on punting the ball to the left side and things like that.”
Pedersen watches video with his teammates. He looks for which direction the strongest rush comes from and where there might be gaps in the return game.
Pedersen has made a 59-yard field goal during practice, and is confident he can make most any 40-yarder he trots onto the field to attempt. Having a kicker of Pedersen’s skill gives Central a leg up in the battle for field position, Apodaca said.
“It’s good to know most of the other team’s drives are going to start at the 20 after we score because he’s kicking the ball into the end zone,” the coach said. “He has the ability to change field position. He’s a great weapon to have, and I’m excited about his continued growth.”
The only critique Apodaca can levy against Pedersen is in the punting game. His four attempts this year have averaged 26.5 yards. Apodaca would like to see that stretch well into the 30s.
“When he hits a punt right, it’s a pretty thing,” Apodaca said. “He just needs to be more consistent. At the same time, there’s a part of you that doesn’t want him to become too consistent because it means he gotten so many opportunities from us punting too often.”
Pedersen has been a starting defender on the soccer field the past two seasons. The mechanics of kicking a soccer ball and kicking a football are similar, but Pedersen calls place-kicking more technical.
“In soccer, you can just line up and kick the ball (for a free or goal kick),” he said. “When I’m kicking a football, I have to take a specific amount of steps away back and to the side. I’m always thinking about where my plant foot is going to be, using my arm to keep my balance and what the wind is doing.
“Those are all things I don’t really think about in soccer.”
Pedersen wasn’t always strictly a specialist. He also played defensive end his freshman year, but thought his team would be better off if he focused on what he does best.
“There are a lot more guys putting their heart and soul into D-end, and I put my heart and soul into kicking,” Pedersen said. “I thought I could help my team the most by putting my entire drive into being the best kicker I could.”
Pedersen still gets to mix it up in practice, Apodaca said.
“He’s always eager to step in and help on the scout teams,” he said. “If we’re short players, we’ll put him at D-end or receiver. He’ll also step in there and snap for our quarterbacks during (skeleton drills).
“He’s unique for a kicker. A lot of kickers are content to just be off on their own, but he really tries to be part of the team.”
Jeremiah Johnke is the WyoSports editor. He can be reached at jjohnke@wyosports.net or 307-633-3137. Follow him on Twitter at @jjohnke.
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